Charco Palma pupfish
Cyprinodon veronicae
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A pupfish from a single spring in southern Nuevo León state, Mexico. The spring dried up through water extraction, and the species is now extinct in the wild: it survives only in captivity.
- Scientific name
- Cyprinodon veronicae
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
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
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Extinct in the wild (EW)
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