Cyprinodon verecundus (Cachorrito De Dorsal Larga, Cachorrito De Dorsal Larga, Largefin Pupfish)

Overview

Family : Pupfishes; Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in Chinese:

春鮰

Common Names in English:

Cachorrito De Dorsal Larga, Largefin Pupfish

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

春鮰, 春鮰

Common Names in Spanish:

Cachorrito Alet�n, Cachorrito De Dorsal Larga

Description

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Family Cyprinodontidae

Pupfishes are known from the United States, Middle America, West Indies, parts of northern South America, northern Africa, and Mediterranean Anatolian region. Chiefly freshwater and brackish ; rarely coastal marine . Egg-laying . Males without gonopodium (external fertilization). Dorsal processes of maxillaries expanded medially, nearly meeting in the midline ; lateral arm of maxilla expanded. About 22 cm maximum length .The family Cyprinodontidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cyprinodontiformes. It contains 9 genera and 100 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish, and Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Members of this family have been dated back to the Oligocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 47° n to 20° s and 120° w to 62° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish + Greek, odous = tooth , teeth

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Biology

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Migration

Non-migratory.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - 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 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Cyprinodontiformes () - Berg, 1940
        Family: Cyprinodontidae () - Gill, 1865 - Pupfishes
        Subfamily: Cyprinodontinae ()
        Genus: Cyprinodon () - LacÃ©pÃ¨de, 1803
        Specific name: verecundus - Humphries, 1984
        Scientific name: - Cyprinodon verecundus Humphries, 1984

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Costa W.J.E.M.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cyprinodon

There are approximately 81 species in this genus:

C. albivelis (Whitefin Pupfish) · C. alvarezi (Perrito De Potosi) · C. amazona · C. arcuatus (Santa Cruz Pupfish) · C. artatus · C. artifrons (Yucatan Pupfish) · C. atrorus (Blueback Pupfish) · C. beltrani (Blackfin Pupfish) · C. bifasciatus (Cuatro Cienegas Pupfish) · C. bobmilleri (San Ignacio Pupfish) · C. bondi (Hispaniola Pupfish) · C. bovinus (Leon Springs Pupfish) · C. bovinus rubrofluviatilis · C. ceciliae (Cachorrito De La Presa) · C. dearborni · C. diabolis (Devil's Hole Pupfish) · C. dinpar · Aphanius desioi · C. elegans (Comanche Springs Pupfish) · C. eremus (Quitobaquito Pupfish) · C. esconditus · C. eximius (Conchos Pupfish) · C. eximius eximius · Aphanius desioi · C. fontinalis (Carbonera Pupfish) · Aphanius dispar subsp. richardsoni · C. higuey · C. hubbsi (Lake Eustis Minnow) · C. inmemoriam (Cachorrito De La Trinidad) · C. labiosus (Cachorrito Cangrejero) · C. laciniatus (Bahama Pupfish) · C. latifasciatus (Parras Pupfish) · C. longidorsalis (Cachorrito De Charco Palmal) · C. macrolepis (Bigscale Pupfish) · C. macularis · C. macularius (Desert Pupfish) · C. macularius californicus · C. macularius californiensis · C. macularius eremus · C. macularius macularius · C. macularius sonoytae · C. maya (Cachorrito Gigante) · C. meeki (Cachorrito De Mezquital) · C. nazas (Cachorrito Del Aguanaval) · C. nevadensis (Amargosa Pupfish) · C. nevadensis amargosae (Amargosa Pupfish) · C. nevadensis calidae · C. nevadensis callidae · C. nevadensis mionectes (Ash Meadows Pupfish) · C. nevadensis nevadensis (Amargosa Pupfish) · C. nevadensis pectoralis (Warm Springs Amargosa Pupfish) · C. nevadensis shoshone (Shoshone Pupfish) · C. nichollsi · C. pachycephalus (Bighead Pupfish) · C. pecosensis (Pecos Pupfish) · Aphanius sophiae · C. pisteri (Guzman Pupfish) · C. radiosus (Owens Pupfish) · C. riverendi · C. rubrofluviatilis (Red River Pupfish) · C. salinus (Cottonball Marsh Pupfish) · C. salinus milleri (Cottonball Marsh Pupfish) · C. salinus salinus (Salt Creek Pupfish) · C. salvadori (Bocochi Pupfish) · C. simus (Boxer Pupfish) · C. macularius · C. sophiae · C. sp · C. suavium · C. tularosa (White Sands Pupfish) · C. variegatus (Bahama Sheepshead Minnow) · C. variegatus artifrons · C. variegatus baconi · C. variegatus dearborni · C. variegatus hubbsi (Lake Eustis Minnow) · C. variegatus ovinus · C. variegatus riverendi · C. variegatus variegatus (Bahama Sheepshead Minnow) · C. verecundus (Cachorrito De Dorsal Larga) · C. veronicae (Cachorrito De Charco Azul) · C. zaccarinii airebejensis

Bibliography

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Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Huber, J.H. (1996). Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). SociétéFrançaise d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturel
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 5, 2007.
Contreras-Balderas, S. and Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Cyprinodon verecundus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
FishBase 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2491403
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31763
Fishbase Species ID: 6260
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 118461
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 647243
IUCN ID: 6170
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4203