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Sonora Chub

Gila ditaenia

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 Arizona.January 7, February 6, March 8, April 11, May 10, June 5, July 6, August 10, September 5, October 5, November 5, December 6.
United States82
Arizona82
Mexico1
Sonora1

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