Overview
Family : Pupfishes; Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium [1].
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Ash Meadows Pupfish, Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish
Description
Habitat
Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.
Biology
Migration
Non-migratory.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
()
- Berg, 1940
- Family:
Cyprinodontidae
()
- Gill, 1865
- Subfamily:
Cyprinodontinae
()
- Genus:
Cyprinodon
()
- Lacépède, 1803
- Specific name:
nevadensis
- Subspecies:
mionectes
- Scientific name: - Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes
- Subspecies:
mionectes
- Specific name:
nevadensis
- Genus:
Cyprinodon
(
- Subfamily:
Cyprinodontinae
(
- Family:
Cyprinodontidae
(
- Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cyprinodon
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 60 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. albivelis (Whitefin Pupfish) · C. alvarezi (Perrito De Potosi) · C. arcuatus (Santa Cruz Pupfish) · C. artifrons (Yucatan Pupfish) · C. atrorus (Perrito Del Bolson) · C. beltrani (Cachorrito Lodero) · C. bifasciatus (Perrito De Cuatro Cienegas) · C. blanfordii (Red River Pupfish) · C. bobmilleri (San Ignacio Pupfish) · C. bondi (Hispaniola Pupfish) · C. bovinus (Leon Springs Pupfish) · C. bovinus rubrofluviatilis (Red River Pupfish) · C. carpio (Goldspotted Killifish) · C. ceciliae (Cachorrito De La Presa) · C. diabolis (Devil's Hole Pupfish) · C. elegans (Comanche Springs Pupfish) · C. eremus (Quitobaquito Pupfish) · C. esconditus (Hidden Pupfish) · C. eximius (Conchos Pupfish) · C. fontinalis (Perrito De Carbonera) · C. hubbsi (Lake Eustis Minnow) · C. iberus (Spanish Toothcarp) · C. inmemoriam (Cachorrito De La Trinidad) · C. labiosus (Cachorrito Cangrejero) · C. laciniatus (Bahama Pupfish) · C. latifasciatus (Perrito De Parras) · C. longidorsalis (Cachorrito De Charco Palmal) · C. macrolepis (Largescale Pupfish) · C. macularius (Desert Mogurnda) · C. macularius baileyi (White River Springfish) · C. macularius macularius (Desert Pupfish) · C. maya (Cachorrito Gigante) · C. meeki (Cachorrito De Mezquital) · C. milleri (Cottonball Marsh Pupfish) · C. nazas (Cachorrito Del Aguanaval) · C. nevadensis (Amargosa Pupfish?names of Fishes 109) · C. nevadensis amargosae (Amargosa Pupfish) · C. nevadensis mionectes (Ash Meadows Pupfish) · C. nevadensis nevadensis (Amargosa Pupfish) · C. nevadensis pectoralis (Warm Springs Amargosa Pupfish) · C. nevadensis shoshone (Shoshone Pupfish) · C. orthonotus (Spotted Killifish) · C. pachycephalus (Cachorrito Cabezon) · C. parvus (Rainwater Killifish) · C. pecosensis (Pecos Pupfish) · C. pisteri (Guzman Pupfish) · C. radiosus (Owens River Pupfish) · C. rubrofluviatilis (Salt Creek Pupfish) · C. salinus (Cottonball Marsh Pupfish) · C. salinus milleri (Cottonball Marsh Pupfish) · C. salinus salinus (Salt Creek Pupfish) · C. salvadori (Bocochi Pupfish) · C. simus (Cachorrito Boxeador) · C. spp. (Perritos De Sandia) · C. tularosa (Bahama Sheepshead Minnow) · C. variegatus (Bahama Sheepshead Minnow) · C. variegatus hubbsi (Lake Eustis Minnow) · C. variegatus variegatus (Bahama Sheepshead Minnow) · C. verecundus (Cachorrito De Dorsal Larga) · C. veronicae (Cachorrito De Charco Azul)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1971- url p. 73.
- California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 118.
- Directory of Wetlands of International Importance. IUCN url p. 713, p. 765.
- The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 220, p. 223.
- Threatened wildlife of the United States. Washington, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.]1973. url p. 44.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2491387
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-122358
- Fishbase Species ID: 49848
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13598102
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 201970
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCNB02072
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: E042
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 108859
Footnotes
- Huber, J.H. (1996). Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturel ... [back]
