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Common Name: Rio Grande chub
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Woodling (1985); Sublette et al. (1990); Page and Burr (1991).
Size: 18 cm.
Native Range: Upper Rio Grande and Pecos River systems, Colorado and New Mexico; isolated population in Davis Mountains (Pecos River system), Texas (Page and Burr 1991).
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Nonindigenous Occurrences: The Rio Grande chub was introduced into the headwaters of the Canadian River in New Mexico (Page and Burr 1991).
Means of Introduction: Unknown.
Status: Reported from New Mexico from an area thought to be outside its native range.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: Sublette et al. (1990) stated that the Gila pandora is "possibly native to the Canadian drainage although it may be introduced there." They also noted that the species hybridizes with longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 6/26/2000 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Gila pandora. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=541> Revision Date: 6/26/2000
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