Sheepshead minnow
Cyprinodon variegatus
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A pupfish from the Atlantic coast of North America that lives in salt marshes, coastal lagoons and estuaries. It tolerates fresh, brackish and salt water, and even lagoons saltier than the sea.
- Scientific name
- Cyprinodon variegatus
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprinodon baconi, Cyprinodon ellipsoidea, Cyprinodon gibbosus, Cyprinodon rhomboidalis, Cyprinodon variegatus baconi, Cyprinodon variegatus ovinus, Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus, Cyprinus variegatus, Esox ovinus, Lebia ellipsoidea, Lebias rhomboidalis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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