Gila trout

The gila trout is native to tributaries of the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico.

The Gila trout lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The Gila trout is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae gilae) is one of two subspecies of trout in O. gilae, the other being the Apache trout (O. g. apache). Both are native to the Southwest United States. The gila trout is a species of salmonid, related to the rainbow and cutthroat trouts. More

The Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae gilae) had an historic range that included the headwaters of the Gila River drainage in New Mexico, the Gila River, and possibly the San Francisco Drainage, and the Verde and Agua Fria drainages of Arizona . More

The Gila trout is one of only two native trout species in Arizona. Under a new proposal, the fish would be upgraded to "threatened" on the federal government More

"Wild" Gila trout populations in the following waters are open to limited angling - Click the links below for downloadable PDF maps * Overall view of Gila trout angling opportunities * Black Canyon More

Gila trout, Main Diamond Creek, NM. Courtesy Bill Roston Gila trout, Main Diamond Creek, NM. Courtesy Bill Roston The names we pin on places tell a story of human experience. More

under section 4(d) of the Act that would apply to Gila trout found in New Mexico and Arizona. More

The Gila trout was one of the original 30 species listed for protection under the 1973 law. Since then, its populations have risen from about 10,000 fish to an estimated 50,000 to 60,000. More

As far as fishing for Gila trout in the Gila Mountains, small fish in small streams that are extremely tough to catch. Rex caught one. Ed caught a rainbow out of a spring hole and that was it for a day of fishing. More

Gila trout is one of those rare trout species - so rare in fact, that it's listed on the Federal Endangered List. It is native to both Arizona and New Mexico. More

The endangered Gila trout were reintroduced to Dude Creek near Payson Wednesday, restoring Arizona’s other native trout to Arizona’s ecosystem once again. "It was an immense operation spanning two states. More

The gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae gilae) is similar to a Cutthroat troutCutthroat trout The cutthroat trout is a species of freshwater fish in the Salmonidae family of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the many fish species colloquially known as trout.... More

The Gila trout, a fish native to the rivers of the southwestern United States, is being considered for reclassification from endangered to the less critical category of threatened. When the trout was initially listed in I966, it existed in only five small populations. More

Reclassification of the Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) From Endangered to Threatened; Special Rule for Gila Trout in New Mexico and Arizona Federal Register Notice: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) From Endangered to Threatened; Special Rule for Gila Trout in New Mexico and More

Nearly driven to extinction, New Mexico’s Gila trout has rebounded enough due to recovery efforts to allow anglers to pursue the rare trophy fish beginning July 1st, 2007. More

A native of New Mexico, the Gila trout can be found in clear running streams deep within the Gila National Forest. Photo courtesy of Jerry Monzingo, Fisheries Biologist, US Forest Service. More

* States/US Territories in which the Gila trout is known to occur: Arizona , New Mexico * For more information: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E00E. More

The gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae gilae) is one of two subspecies of trout in O. gilae, the other being the Apache trout (O. g. apache). Both are native to the Southwest United States. More

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A Gila trout fins in New Mexico's Main Diamond Creek. The local lexicon of the Gila region in southern New Mexico and Arizona speak of conflict and privations and chance encounters. More

Common names

Forel in Dutch (Nederlands)
Gila trout in English
Gila-Forelle in German (Deutsch)
Gila-ørred in Danish (dansk)
Gilaöring in Swedish (Svenska)
Gilaørred in Danish (dansk)
Salmon in English
Salmón gila in Spanish (español)
Saumon bossu in French (français)
Trota in Italian (Italiano)
Truta-gila in Portuguese (Português)
吉尔大麻哈鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
吉爾大麻哈魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Salmoniformes
Family : Salmonidae
Genus : Oncorhynchus
Species : Oncorhynchus gilae
Authority : Miller, 1950