Cyprinodon albivelis
Whitefin Pupfish
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Cyprinodon
Cyprinodon albivelis (Whitefin Pupfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep. Strikingly white, one third or more of the dorsal and anal fins in nuptial males, when viewed in clear, shallow water as a brilliant, milky- to pearly-white flag with a proximal, blackened blotch on its posterior margin. Terminal caudal bar strongly developed in adult males. First dorsal fin ray not modified, narrower than or only as broad as the second. Breast fully scaled. Modally 9 dorsal and anal fin rays; 27 lateral line scales; 28 total vertebrae.
Distribution
North America: Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. pelagic.
Biology
Occur at relatively high elevations (1800-2300 m).
Max length: 5.3 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders; parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD), assessed 2018-03-09.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Minckley, W.L., R.R. Miller and S.M. Norris (2002) Three new pupfish species, Cyprinodon (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae), from Chihuahua, Mexico, and Arizona, USA. Copeia 2002(3):687-705.
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