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intermedia and G. robusta as subspecies of the latter; <br />elegans was last recorded from the Gila River in 1926 and <br />was regarded as scarce in the lower Colorado at the time of <br />publication. <br />Minckley, W.L. 1983. Status of the Gila complex in the lower <br />Colorado River basin (Abstr.). Proc. Desert Fishes Coun. 5 <br />(1973):106. <br />A brief discussion of Gila spp. in the Lower Basin. Reports <br />that, at that time, G. elegans was present only in lakes <br />Mohave and Havasu, G. intermedia remained in only five or <br />six localities, G. robusta was widespread and abundant in <br />tributaries but rare in the main Colorado and occurred in <br />Grand Canyon, and grahami, treated as a species, occurred in <br />"hanging" tributaries of the Gila system (in portions of <br />Verde, San Pedro, and upper Gila systems). <br />Rinne, J.N. 1969. Cyprinid fishes of the genus Gila from the <br />lower Colorado River basin. Unpub. M.S. Thesis, Ariz. St. <br />Univ., Tempe. 77 p. <br />(Not seen). Presumably contains same information as <br />succeeding publication. <br />Rinne, J.N. 1976. Cyprinid fishes of the genus Gila from the <br />lower Colorado River basin. Wasmann J. Biol. 34:65-107. <br />Provides range maps and discussions of historical and recent <br />ranges of Gila robusta and its subspecies in the Gila and <br />Bill Williams systems and of G. intermedia. <br />Rinne, J.N., and W.L. Minckley. 1970. Native Arizona fishes: <br />Part III "chubs". Ariz. Wildlf. Views 17(5):12-19. <br />Contains range maps and discussion for all Gila spp. in <br />Arizona. Documents G. cypha, G. elegans and G. robusta from <br />Lake Powell area and states that massive hyridization might <br />be taking place. <br />Snyder, J.O. 1915. Notes on a collection of fishes made by Dr. <br />Edgar A. Mearns from rivers tributary to the Gulf of <br />California. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49:573-586. <br />Publishes records from 1890s collections in Arizona, Mexico <br />and California. Records G. elegans from Gila River at "Gila <br />City" (?), Colorado River, and Salton River, lower <br />California. <br />31