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A school of Death Valley pupfish, seen in Salt Creek in 2019. This species is known from only two locations in Death Valley: Salt Creek (subspecies salinus) at about 49 m (161 ft) below sea level, and Cottonball Marsh (subspecies milleri), at about 80 m (260 ft) below sea level. [1]
The diversion of water from the Owens River to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area during the California Water Wars eliminated most of the water bodies that were the pupfish's habitat. [6] Predation by introduced species of fish may have decimated remaining populations. [5] By 1942 this pupfish was believed to be extinct.
The pupfish found in Death Valley were once thought to be one main species. They were once all found in Lake Manly , a glacial lake over 620 square miles (1,600 km 2 ), roughly 185,000-128,000 years ago.
For years, the fish’s population dwindled, hitting an “all-time low of 35 in 2013,” the National Park Service said in an April 29 news release.. In recent years, however, that number has ...
An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] ... Desert Pupfish: Cyprinodon macularius: Salt Creek ...
Just two minutes after the earthquake struck off the coast of California, "water started sloshing in Devils Hole," home of an endangered pupfish. Video shows impact of CA quake felt more than 500 ...
Distribution of Amargosa River pupfish in Death Valley, CA [7] The Amargosa River pupfish is found in two distinct areas of perennial flow along the lower Amargosa River in Death Valley, California with a dry stretch of riverbed measuring 16 km between them. [2] The upstream range is near Tecopa, and the downstream range is near Saratoga Springs.
In its annual “report card,” Heal the Bay graded more than 700 beaches and found that 94% of California’s beaches logged clean water-quality marks between April and October 2021, and that 51 ...