Cyprinodon
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Cyprinodon is a genus of small killifish
belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae (pupfish) of ray-finned fish.
Killifish
A killifish is any of various oviparous cyprinodontiform fish . Altogether, there are some 1270 different species of killifish, the biggest family being Rivulidae, containing more than 320 species...
belonging to the family Cyprinodontidae (pupfish) of ray-finned fish.
Species
- Whitefin pupfish, Cyprinodon albivelis Minckley & Miller, 2002.
- Potosi pupfishPotosi pupfishPotosi pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It was endemic to Mexico, but is now extinct in the wild.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon alvarezi Miller, 1976. - Santa Cruz pupfish, Cyprinodon arcuatus Minckley & Miller, 2002.
- Yucatan pupfish, Cyprinodon artifrons Hubbs, 1936.
- Bolson pupfishBolson pupfishBolson pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon atrorus Miller, 1968. - Blackfin pupfishBlackfin pupfishBlackfin pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon beltrani Alvarez, 1949. - Cuatro Cienegas pupfishCuatro Cienegas pupfishCuatro Cienegas pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodon genus of the Cyprinodontidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.-References:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon bifasciatus Miller, 1968. - San Ignacio pupfish, Cyprinodon bobmilleri Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas, 1999.
- Hispaniola pupfish, Cyprinodon bondi Myers, 1935.
- Leon Springs pupfishLeon Springs pupfishThe Leon Springs pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is limited to Pecos County, Texas. It is a federally listed endangered species....
, Cyprinodon bovinus Baird & GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853. - Villa Lopez pupfishVilla Lopez pupfishCyprinodon ceciliae, is an extinct species of pupfish that was endemic to Mexico....
, Cyprinodon ceciliae Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993. - Cyprinodon dearborni Meek, 1909.
- Devil's Hole pupfishDevil's Hole pupfishThe Devil's Hole pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis, is a species of fish native to Devil's Hole, a geothermal , aquifer-fed pool within a limestone cavern, in the Amargosa Pupfish Station of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex east of Death Valley National Park.-Physical description:The Devil's...
, Cyprinodon diabolis Wales, 1930. - Comanche Springs pupfishComanche Springs pupfishThe Comanche Springs pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States, only found in spring-fed pools around near Balmorhea, a small town in west Texas.-Source:...
, Cyprinodon elegans Baird & GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853. - Sonoyta pupfishSonoyta pupfishThe Sonoyta pupfish or Quitobaquito pupfish, Cyprinodon eremus, is one of the most distinct species in its genus. This pupfish is restricted to the Rio Sonoyta Basin in Sonora, Mexico and south-central Arizona, named the Quitobaquito Springs...
, Cyprinodon eremus Miller & Fuiman, 1987. - Hidden pupfish, Cyprinodon esconditus Strecker, 2002.
- Conchos pupfish, Cyprinodon eximius GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1859. - Carbonera pupfishCarbonera pupfishThe Carbonera pupfish, also Perrito de carbonera, is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is a Pupfish endemic to Mexico.-Source:...
, Cyprinodon fontinalis (Aksiray, 1948). - Cyprinodon higuey Rodriguez & Smith, 1990.
- Lake Eustis minnow, Cyprinodon hubbsi Carr, 1936.
- Charco Azul pupfish, Cyprinodon inmemoriam Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993.
- Thicklip pupfishThicklip pupfishThe Thicklip pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 13 May 2008....
, Cyprinodon labiosus Humphries & Miller, 1981. - Bahama pupfish, Cyprinodon laciniatus Hubbs & Miller, 1942.
- Parras pupfish, Cyprinodon latifasciatus Garman, 1881.
- La Palma pupfish, Cyprinodon longidorsalis Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993.
- Largescale pupfishLargescale pupfishThe largescale pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family.It is a Pupfish endemic to Mexico.-Source:* Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
, Cyprinodon macrolepis Miller, 1976. - Desert pupfish, Cyprinodon maculariusCyprinodon maculariusCyprinodon macularius is a rare species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae and is known by the common name desert pupfish. It is a federally listed endangered species in the United States....
Baird & GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1853. - Maya pupfish, Cyprinodon maya Humphries & Miller, 1981.
- Mezquital pupfish, Cyprinodon meeki Miller, 1976.
- Nazas pupfish, Cyprinodon nazas Miller, 1976.
- Amargosa pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensisCyprinodon nevadensisCyprinodon 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...
EigenmannRosa Smith EigenmannRosa Smith Eigenmann was the first notable female ichthyologist; first publishing in her own right, she later collaborated with her husband Carl H. Eigenmann, and some 150 species of fish are today credited "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" as a result.She was born in Monmouth, Illinois, the last of nine...
& EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1889.- Saratoga Springs pupfishSaratoga Springs pupfishThe Saratoga Springs pupfish is a subspecies of the Amargosa pupfish of the family Cyprinodontidae. The native population is endemic to Saratoga Springs, a small wetland in Death Valley National Park in the United States.-Taxonomy:The pupfish is a member of the genus Cyprinodon...
, Cyprinodon nevadensis nevadensis EigenmannRosa Smith EigenmannRosa Smith Eigenmann was the first notable female ichthyologist; first publishing in her own right, she later collaborated with her husband Carl H. Eigenmann, and some 150 species of fish are today credited "Eigenmann & Eigenmann" as a result.She was born in Monmouth, Illinois, the last of nine...
& EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1889. - Amargosa River pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae MillerRobert Rush MillerRobert Rush Miller "was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s."...
, 1948. - Tecopa pupfishTecopa pupfishThe Tecopa pupfish is an extinct subspecies of the Amargosa pupfish . The small, heat-tolerant pupfish was endemic to the outflows of a pair of hot springs in the Mojave Desert of California...
Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae MillerRobert Rush MillerRobert Rush Miller "was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s."...
, 1948. - Ash Meadows pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes MillerRobert Rush MillerRobert Rush Miller "was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s."...
, 1948. - Warm Springs pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis MillerRobert Rush MillerRobert Rush Miller "was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s."...
, 1948. - Shoshone pupfishShoshone pupfishThe Shoshone pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone, is characterized by large scales and a "slab-sided," narrow, slender body, with the arch of the ventral contour much less pronounced than the dorsal...
, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshoneShoshone pupfishThe Shoshone pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone, is characterized by large scales and a "slab-sided," narrow, slender body, with the arch of the ventral contour much less pronounced than the dorsal...
Miller, 1948.
- Saratoga Springs pupfish
- Jaragua pupfish Cyprinodon nichollsi Smith, 1989.
- Bighead pupfish, Cyprinodon pachycephalus Minckley & Minckley, 1986.
- Pecos pupfishPecos pupfishThe Pecos pupfish is a species of Pupfish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
, Cyprinodon pecosensis Echelle & Echelle, 1978. - Palomas pupfish, Cyprinodon pisteri Miller & Minckley, 2002.
- Owens pupfishOwens pupfishThe Owens pupfish is a rare species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, the pupfish. It is endemic to California in the United States, where it is limited to the Owens Valley. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This pupfish is up to long, the largest males...
, Cyprinodon radiosus Miller, 1948. - Red River pupfish, Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilisCyprinodon rubrofluviatilisCyprinodon rubrofluviatilis, known as the Red River pupfish, is a species of killifish from the United States. It is found only in the Red River and Brazos River drainages of Texas and Oklahoma. The specific epithet refers to the Red River. It grows to a total length of and feeds on midge larvae...
Fowler, 1916. - Death Valley pupfishDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
, Salt Creek pupfishDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
, Cyprinodon salinus salinusDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
Miller, 1943.- Cottonball marsh pupfishDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
, Cyprinodon salinus milleriDeath Valley pupfishThe Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon salinus salinus, is found in Death Valley National Park.-Description:The Death Valley pupfish is a species of fish that is the last known survivor of what is thought to have been a large ecosystem of fish species that lived in Lake Manly, which dried up at the...
LaBounty & Deacon, 1972.
- Cottonball marsh pupfish
- Bocochi pupfish, Cyprinodon salvadori Lozano-Vilano, 2002.
- Boxer pupfish, Cyprinodon simus Humphries & Miller, 1981.
- White Sands pupfishWhite Sands pupfishThe White Sands pupfish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico, in the Western United States. They are only found in two springs and two small streams in southwestNew Mexico. They are found nowhere else in the world.The White...
, Cyprinodon tularosa Miller & Echelle, 1975. - Sheepshead minnowSheepshead minnowThe sheepshead minnow is a subspecies of killifish found in salt marsh estuary environments....
, Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus (Lacépède, 1803).- Cyprinodon variegatus baconi Breder, 1932.
- Cyprinodon variegatus ovinus (MitchillSamuel Latham MitchillSamuel Latham Mitchill was an American physician, naturalist, and politician from New York. He was born in Hempstead, New York...
, 1815). - Cyprinodon variegatus riverendi (PoeyFelipe Poey-Biography:Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent several years of his life in Pau then studied law in Madrid. He became a lawyer in Spain but was forced to leave due to his liberal ideas, returning to Cuba in 1823. He began to concentrate on the study of the...
, 1860).
- Largefin pupfish, Cyprinodon verecundus Humphries, 1984.
- Charco Palma pupfish, Cyprinodon veronicae Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993.
- bulldog pupfish, Cyprinodon sp. bulldog Holtmeier 2001; Turner et al. 2009.
- San Salvador Island pupfish, Cyprinodon sp. normal Holtmeier 2001; Turner et al. 2009.
- bozo pupfish, Cyprinodon sp. bozo Holtmeier 2001; Turner et al. 2009.