Siphateles

Siphateles is a genus of fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, native to the Western United States.^[1][2][3] They were formerly placed in the genus Gila.^[1][3]

Siphateles Temporal range: Middle Pliocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Tui chub (Siphateles bicolor)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Laviniinae
Genus:	Siphateles Cope, 1883
Type species
Siphateles vittatus Cope, 1883
Species
3, see text
Synonyms
Leucidius Snyder, 1917

Species

The species include:^[2]

• Siphateles alvordensis C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1972 (Alvord chub)
• Siphateles bicolor (Girard, 1856) (Tui chub)
  • Siphateles bicolor bicolor (Girard, 1856) (Tui chub)
  • Siphateles bicolor isolata C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1972 (Independence Valley tui chub)
  • Siphateles bicolor mohavensis (Snyder, 1918) (Mohave tui chub)
  • Siphateles bicolor obesa (Girard, 1856)
  • Siphateles bicolor pectinifer (Snyder, 1917)
  • Siphateles bicolor snyderi R. R. Miller, 1973 (Owens tui chub)
  • Siphateles bicolor vaccaceps F. T. Bills & C. E. Bond, 1980
• Siphateles boraxobius J. E. Williams & C. E. Bond, 1980 (Borax Lake chub)

A single fossil species, †Siphateles traini (Lugaski, 1979) has been described from complete specimens recovered from the middle Pliocene-aged Jersey Valley of Nevada.^[4][5]