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Utah Chub

Gila atraria

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Wyoming.January 17, February 17, March 30, April 61, May 149, June 151, July 129, August 98, September 72, October 32, November 18, December 15.
United States1,802
Wyoming790
Utah359
Nevada166
California165
Arizona146
Idaho110
Colorado8
Indiana2
Illinois2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusWestern Chubs · Gila

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Utah Chub with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.