Range and Identity
Gila purpurea is retained as the scientific identity. The Yaqui drainage provides the native context, while Leslie Creek and Whitewater Draw records require their stated introduction history. Those locality distinctions should not be erased by describing every occupied water as part of one continuous native range.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults use quiet headwater pools with vegetation in the checked account. A sheltered pool can provide the relevant habitat even where nearby channel sections have stronger current. Recording cover and the actual occupied position adds useful detail beyond the name of the river.
Food and Life History
The upper reference is fourteen centimeters total length. The available summary does not establish an independent maximum mass, detailed feeding list or complete reproductive sequence. Another southwestern chub does not supply these facts merely because it occurs in similar desert waters.
Field Note
Preserve whether a record is native or introduced alongside its exact locality. That keeps a useful occurrence observation from becoming an unsupported claim about the species' original geographic distribution.
All Lakes With Yaqui Chub
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Yaqui Chub records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.