Gila nigra

Headwater Chub

Overview

The headwater chub is a moderate sized cyprinid (member of the minnow family, Cyprinidae), usually dark gray to brown overall, silver laterally, and often with diffuse lateral lines on the sides. The body is usually slender, moderate in length, and moderately fusiform. The headwater chub is similar in appearance to roundtail chub, but generally smaller than roundtail chub (G. robusta), likely due to the smaller streams and other habitats in which it occurs.

Scientific Name

Gila nigra
Common Name
headwater chub
FWS Category
Fishes
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Jul 12, 2005

Jul 12, 2005 Listing (Substantial)
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtail Chub in the loweโ€ฆ
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May 3, 2006

May 3, 2006 Listing (Warranted But Precluded)
12-Month Finding on a Petition To List a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtail Chub in the Loโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Sep 12, 2006

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Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Anโ€ฆ
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Dec 6, 2007

Dec 6, 2007 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticโ€ฆ
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Dec 6, 2007

Dec 6, 2007 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticโ€ฆ
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Dec 10, 2008 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticโ€ฆ
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Dec 10, 2008

Dec 10, 2008 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticโ€ฆ
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Nov 9, 2009

Nov 9, 2009 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Nov 9, 2009

Nov 9, 2009 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Nov 10, 2010

Nov 10, 2010 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Oct 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Oct 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Nov 21, 2012

Nov 21, 2012 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Nov 21, 2012

Nov 21, 2012 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Nov 22, 2013

Nov 22, 2013 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Nov 22, 2013

Nov 22, 2013 Listing
Review of Native Species That are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Dec 5, 2014

Dec 5, 2014 Listing
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Dec 5, 2014

Dec 5, 2014 Listing (Warranted But Precluded: Resubmitted)
Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Noticeโ€ฆ
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Oct 7, 2015

Oct 7, 2015 Listing (Threatened)
Threatened Species Status for the Headwater Chub and a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtailโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Aug 15, 2016

Aug 15, 2016 Listing
6-Month Extension of Final Determination for the Proposed Listing of the Headwater Chub and Distinctโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: 6 month extension
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Aug 15, 2016

Aug 15, 2016 Notice
6-Month Extension of Final Determination for the Proposed Listing of the Headwater Chub and Distinctโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
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Nov 1, 2016

Nov 1, 2016 Notice
Threatened Species Status for the Headwater Chub and a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtailโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
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Apr 7, 2017

Apr 7, 2017 Listing
Threatened Species Status for the Headwater Chub and Roundtail Chub Distinct Population Segment; Proโ€ฆ
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