Biology:White Sands pupfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| White Sands pupfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinodon |
| Species: | C. tularosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinodon tularosa R. R. Miller & A. A. Echelle, 1975
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The White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa) is a species of pupfish in the family Cyprinodontidae.[2] 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 southwest New Mexico. White Sands pupfish have dark eyes and silver scales. They grow from 1 3⁄4 to 2 1⁄2 inches (4.4 to 6.4 cm) long. Adult males have a slight blue color.[3]
See also
- Index of Cyprinodon species (pupfish) — North American pupfish genus
- Pupfish
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2014). "Cyprinodon tularosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T6169A15363684. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T6169A15363684.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6169/15363684. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Cyrprinodon tularosa" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ↑ "Wildlife Notes: White Sands pupfish". New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/education/conservation/wildlife-notes/aquatic/White-Sands-pupfish.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q301870 entry
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