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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]
Salt Creek is a 26-mile-long (42 km) [1] intermittent stream in Riverside County, California, [2] [3] flowing into the north shore of the Salton Sea. Its discharge point is located north of Salt Creek Beach in the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. It is an important habitat of desert pupfish, containing a population of 159 fish. [4]
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.
An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] ... Desert Pupfish: Cyprinodon macularius: Salt Creek ...
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.
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