pupfish

fish

Also known as: Cyprinodon, North American killifish

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In Death Valley: Plant and animal life
Several species of pupfish of the genus Cyprinodon live in Salt Creek and other permanent bodies of water; the highly endangered Devils Hole pupfish (C. diabolis) lives in a single desert pool.
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In killifish
North American killifishes, sometimes called pupfishes (Cyprinodon), inhabit the California coastal waters and the perimeters of certain western salt lakes. One well-known species, Tecopa pupfish (C. nevadensis calidae), which possessed a maximum length of 5 cm (about 2 inches), was long considered endangered, was declared extinct in 1981. Other pupfish…
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