Cyprinodon eremus
Sonoyta Pupfish
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Cyprinodon
Cyprinodon eremus (Sonoyta Pupfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: Río Sonoyta/Quitobaquito Springs.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
An omnivore feeding on plants, insect larvae and nymphs, water mites, ostracods, their own eggs, sponge, mollusc eggs and some other organisms (Ref. 58358).
Max length: 4.0 cm SL; max age: 3 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders; parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN), assessed 2018-07-05.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Echelle, A.A., R.A. Van Den Bussche, T.P. Malloy Jr., M.L. Hayne and C.O. Minckley (2000) Mitochondrial DNA variation in pupfishes assigned to the species Cyprinodon macularius (Atherinomorpha: Cyprinodontidae): taxonomic implications and conservation genetics. Copeia 2000(2):353-364.
Miller, R.R. and L.A. Fuiman (1987) Description and conservation status of Cyprinodon macularius eremus, a new subspecies of pupfish from Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Copeia 1987(3):593-609.
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