Overview
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Family : Splitfins; Inhabits warm ( about 25¦C) springs , usually deep holes . Not a seasonal killifish[1].
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in Chinese:
偏嘴裸腹鮰
Common Names in English:
Pahrump Killifish, Pahrump Poolfish
Common Names in Finnish:
Pilkkulähdetoka
Common Names in German:
Pahrump-Hochlandkärpfling, Pahrump-Hocklandkärpfling
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Marine .
Biology
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Migration
Non-migratory.
Taxonomy
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- 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:
Goodeidae
()
- Jordan, 1923
- Subfamily:
Empetrichthyinae
()
- Genus:
Empetrichthys
()
- Gilbert, 1893
- Specific name:
latos
- Subspecies:
latos
- Scientific name: - Empetrichthys latos latos Miller, 1948
- Subspecies:
latos
- Specific name:
latos
- Genus:
Empetrichthys
(
- Subfamily:
Empetrichthyinae
(
- Family:
Goodeidae
(
- 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
(
Synonyms
Empetrichthys latos Miller
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Empetrichthys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. latos (Raycraft Ranch Poolfish) · E. latos concavus (Raycraft Poolfish) · E. latos latos (Pahrump Killifish) · E. latos pahrump (Pahrump Killifish) · E. merriami (Ash Meadows Killifish)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 230.
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1902-1971. url .
- California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 118.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- FishBase
- Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2514367
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29942
- Fishbase Species ID: 3182
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13759318
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 647756
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCNB03011
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 109855
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]
