Gila Baird and Girard 1853 (carp-like fish)

Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Parent taxon: Cyprinidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also Lugaski 1979

Sister taxa: Acrocheilus, Alisodon, Amblypharyngodon, Amyzon, Aspius, Barbinae, Barbus, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Cyprinion, Cyprinus, Danioninae, Ecocarpia, Esox destructus, Gobio, Gobioninae, Hexapsephus, Idadon, Iquius, Labeoninae, Lavinia, Leuciscinae, Leuciscus, Mylocyprinus, Nemachilus, Opsariichthyinae, Orthodon, Palaeoleuciscus, Palaeotinca, Phoxininae, Planktophaga, Protothymallus, Ptychocheilus, Puntius, Rhodeus, Rutilus, Scardinius, Siphateles, Squaliobarbinae, Thynichthys, Tinca, Xenocyprinae

Subtaxa: Gila coerulea Gila esmeralda Gila milleri Gila traini

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: California collections)

• Blancan of United States (5: California, Nevada)

• Pliocene of United States (7: California, Nevada)

• Miocene of United States (1: Idaho)

Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences

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