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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.
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.
Pupfish are a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae of ray-finned fish. Pupfish are especially noted for being found in extreme and isolated situations. [1] They are primarily found in North America, South America, and the Caribbean region. As of August 2006, 120 nominal species and 9 subspecies were ...
The “inch-long, iridescent blue fish,” is only found in “a single cavern on the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nye County, Nevada, near California’s Death Valley,” according to ...
The desert pupfish is found in shallow waters of desert springs, small streams, and marshes below 1,524 m (5,000 ft) in elevation. [8] The species can tolerate high salinities, water temperatures, and lower oxygen content than most fish, and will occupy habitats inhospitable to invasive fish.
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 ...
An extensive list of the freshwater fish found in California, including both native and introduced species. [1] ... Desert Pupfish: Cyprinodon macularius: Salt Creek ...
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. ... Southern California's ...