Siphateles (siphon, tube; ateles, imperfect, referring to incomplete lateral line on young specimens) first used by E. D. Cope in 1883 to describe tui chubs.
Formerly a subgenus of Gila, the recognition of Siphatelesas a full genus follows Mayden and Simons (1998) and unpublished evidence presented by Harris and Markle (2001). Only one species, the polytypic S. bicolor, is listed at this time; two other species, Gila alvordensis and G. boraxobius, will likely be assigned to Siphatele spending a formal taxonomic revision. The distribution and number of taxa referable to S. bicoloris under investigation. Harris and Markle (2001) recommend recognition of nine allopatrically distributed species: S. bicolor, S.
columbianus, S. eurysomas, S. isolatus, S. mohavensis, S. newarkensis, S. obesus, S. thalassinus, and an unnamed species from Silver Lake, OR. I defer listing these taxa as full species pending formal publication. Instead, I list all forms that have at least some taxonomic support for subspecific recognition. Smith et al. (2002) list several unnamed fossil forms. Tui is from the Paiute Indian name for S. bicolor, “tui-pagwi,” with “pagwi” presumably being the Paiute word for minnow.
Formerly a subgenus of Gila, the recognition of Siphatelesas a full genus follows Mayden and Simons (1998) and unpublished evidence presented by Harris and Markle (2001). Only one species, the polytypic S. bicolor, is listed at this time; two other species, Gila alvordensis and G. boraxobius, will likely be assigned to Siphatele spending a formal taxonomic revision. The distribution and number of taxa referable to S. bicoloris under investigation. Harris and Markle (2001) recommend recognition of nine allopatrically distributed species: S. bicolor, S.
columbianus, S. eurysomas, S. isolatus, S. mohavensis, S. newarkensis, S. obesus, S. thalassinus, and an unnamed species from Silver Lake, OR. I defer listing these taxa as full species pending formal publication. Instead, I list all forms that have at least some taxonomic support for subspecific recognition. Smith et al. (2002) list several unnamed fossil forms. Tui is from the Paiute Indian name for S. bicolor, “tui-pagwi,” with “pagwi” presumably being the Paiute word for minnow.
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Adapted from page 43 of Scharpf's 2005 Checklist of North American Fishes, Part 1
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