Megupsilon aporus
Catarina Pupfish
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Megupsilon
Megupsilon aporus (Catarina Pupfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Central America: El Potosí, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
An egg lying carnivorous fish which prefers rocky substrate near vegetation. Aquarium conditions: pH=7.3, H=12, 10°C water temperature (Ref. 6398). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). A popular media fish.
Max length: 4.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders; parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct (EX), assessed 2018-09-12.
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
IUCN (1994) 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.
Huber, J.H. (1996) Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p.
Haas, G. (1979) Intergeneric hybridization in a sympatric pair of Mexican Cyprinodontid fishes. Copeia 1979(1):149-152.
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