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Cyprinodontidae

9 species · Animals

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Cyprinodon salinus Miller, 1943

Cyprinodon salinus, the Death Valley Pupfish, is a small, extremely hardy fish endemic to Death Valley, California.

Cyprinodon diabolis Wales, 1930

Cyprinodon diabolis, the Devils Hole pupfish, is a small rare pupfish endemic to a single Nevada cavern.

Cyprinodon elegans Baird & Girard, 1853

The Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) is a small, rare freshwater pupfish native to spring systems in western Texas.

Cyprinodon eremus Miller & Fuiman, 1987

The Sonoyta pupfish is a small fish with a restricted range in the Arizona-Mexico border region, tolerant of extreme water conditions.

Cyprinodon macularius Baird & Girard, 1853

Cyprinodon macularius, or desert pupfish, is a small salinity- and heat-tolerant fish native to the deserts of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Cyprinodon nevadensis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Cyprinodon nevadensis, the Amargosa pupfish, is a small omnivorous pupfish endemic to isolated Mojave Desert water habitats.

Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepède, 1803

Cyprinodon variegatus, the sheepshead minnow, is a small deep-bodied fish native to Atlantic coastal North America, kept in aquaria and used in mariculture.