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Comanche Springs pupfish are currently found in a system of interconnected springs near Balmorhea, Texas: Phantom Lake Spring in Jeff Davis County, Texas, and San Solomon Springs, and Giffin Spring, as well as Toyah Creek, in Reeves County, Texas. [9] Base water flow for these springs comes from the Edwards-Trinity aquifer system.
These pupfish are able to take advantage of different food sources so they can all coexist. One species feeds on only the scales of other pupfish. Another has a modified jaw to be able to eat snails and ostracods. Before the 1990s, Lake Chichancanab, in Mexico, was full of brackish water and another five species of pupfish were found there.
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 ...
Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis, known as the Red River pupfish, is a species of pupfish from the United States. It is found only in the Red River of the South and Brazos River drainages of Texas and Oklahoma. [2] It grows to a total length of 5.8 cm (2.3 in) and feeds on midge larvae and other insects. [3]
The Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) is a species of pupfish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to the Pecos River watershed in eastern New Mexico and western Texas in the United States.
The species, among the rarest of its kind, is found tucked away in a Nevada cavern. Iridescent creature’s population dropped to 35 in Death Valley. Now there’s good news
The wild population of boxer pupfish in Mexico appear to have gone extinct, conservationists say. Zoo begins mission to save Mexican boxer pupfish Skip to main content
The Julimes pupfish (Cyprinodon julimes) (Spanish: cachorrito de Julimes) is a species of killifish in the family Cyprinodontidae.This pupfish is endemic to El Pandeño, a hot spring in Julimes, Chihuahua, Mexico, and it is adapted to life in water that reaches temperatures as high as 46 °C (114 °F). [2]