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The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is a small species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae found only in Death Valley National Park, California, United States. There are two recognized subspecies: C. s. salinus and C. s. milleri.
Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [1] The Hawaiian Islands comprise 137 islands and atolls, with a land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km 2). [2] This archipelago and its oceans are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
The Death Valley pupfish live at the lowest elevations in Death Valley, where summer temperatures can reach 130 °F (54 °C). [ 2 ] The Devil's Hole pupfish is found only in a single spring-fed limestone cavern in Ash Meadows , California, and at 23 square yards (19 m 2 ) has the smallest known range of any vertebrate species.
The endangered pupfish in Death Valley National Park had their world rocked Thursday when the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck off the Northern California coast sent tremors through their ...
F. longirostris has a compressed yellow body with a black triangular region on its head, and as the name implies, a long, silvery snout. Usually 10 or 11 dorsal spines, a black spot on the anal fin, and rows of small black spots on the breast are found. The fish grows to about 22 cm (8.7 in) in length.
A group of friends exploring the waters off La Jolla Cove on Saturday came across a sea creature unlike anything they'd ever seen: a 12-foot-long rare fish from the depths of the ocean.
Rank Animal Scientific name Maximum length () Image Habitat 1: Whale shark: Rhincodon typus: 12.65 [1]: 2: Basking shark: Cetorhinus maximus: 12.27 [2]: 3: Giant oarfish
The record for the hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet was at Furnace Creek in Death Valley on July 10, 1913, according to the World Meteorological Organization, at 134 degrees. Show ...