Tui chub

Tui chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Laviniinae
Genus: Siphateles
Species:
S. bicolor
Binomial name
Siphateles bicolor
(Girard, 1856)
Synonyms[2]
  • Algansea bicolor Girard, 1856
  • Gila bicolor (Girard, 1856)
  • Algansea formosa Girard, 1856
  • Algansea obesa Girard, 1856
  • Algansea antica Cope, 1865
  • Siphateles vittatus Cope, 1883
  • Leucus dimidiatus Cope, 1883
  • Leucus olivaceus Cope, 1883
  • Myloleucus thalassinus Cope, 1883
  • Rutilus columbianus Snyder, 1908
  • Siphateles columbianus (Snyder, 1908)
  • Rutilus oregonensis Snyder, 1908

The Tui chub (Siphateles bicolor)[3] is a cyprinid fish native to western North America. Widespread in many areas, it is a highly adaptable fish that has historically been a staple food source for native peoples.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Siphateles bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T62200A18229814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T62200A18229814.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Siphateles bicolor (Girard, 1856)". Fishbase. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ ITIS, 2006