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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.
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.
There are thought to be two main subspecies of Death Valley pupfish (C. salinus and C. milleri) present. These are both considered endangered since they are only found in one area of the world. Cyprinodon pachycephalus live in extremely hot waters, 114 °F (45.5 °C). The Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) is a specific species native to ...
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 ...
The Shoshone pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone) is a subspecies of Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis) from California in the United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are spring-dwelling fish, endemic to Shoshone Springs on the outskirts of Shoshone , Inyo County, California .
Protecting the desert pupfish, listed as endangered since 1986, has been one of many vexing problems facing the Colorado River and the people and species that rely on it.
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.
Cyprinodon is a genus of pupfishes found in waters that range from fresh to hypersaline.The genus is primarily found in Mexico, the Caribbean Islands and southern United States (Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas), but C. variegatus occurs as far north as Massachusetts and along the entire Gulf of Mexico coastline, and C. dearborni and C. variegatus are found ...