Amargosa pupfish

Cyprinodon nevadensis

Seven Point Eight Centimeters Cyprinodontid Fish of North American Waters

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Tropical fish

Cyprinodon nevadensis is a species of pupfish in the genus Cyprinodon. The species is also known as the Amargosa pupfish, but that name may also refer to one subspecies, Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae. All six subspecies are or were endemic to very isolated locations in the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cyprinodon
Maximum length: 7.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: Amargosa River basin in Nevada and California, USA. Six subspecies were recognized: Cyprinodon nevadensis nevadensis , restricted to Saratoga Springs and adjoining lakes, Death Valley National Monument in California; Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae , restricted to Amargosa River in California; Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae , now extinct, in outlets of North and South Tecopa Hot Springs in California; Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone , in outlet of Shoshone Springs in California; ,br> Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes , in large springs in lower Ash Meadows in Nevada; Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis , in small springs in hills around Devils Hole, upper Ash Meadows in Nevada.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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