Amargosa pupfish
Cyprinodon nevadensis
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A killifish from the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada, from springs and spring-fed ponds and lakes. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Cyprinodon nevadensis
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae, Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae, Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes, Cyprinodon nevadensis nevadensis, Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone, Cyprinodon tecopa
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 18–32 °C
- pH
- 7.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 13–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Detritivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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