Animalia > Chordata > Cyprinodontiformes > Goodeidae > Empetrichthys > Empetrichthys latos

Empetrichthys latos (pahrump killifish)

Synonyms: Empetrichthys latos concavus; Empetrichthys latos latos; Empetrichthys latos pahrump

Wikipedia Abstract

Empetrichthys latos is a rare species of fish in the family Goodeidae, the splitfins. It is known by the common names Pahrump poolfish and Pahrump killifish, the former being more correct today. It is endemic to Nevada in the United States, where it was limited to the Pahrump Valley near the California border. It nearly became extinct due to habitat destruction and no longer occurs there. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
View Wikipedia Record: Empetrichthys latos

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Empetrichthys latos

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.362 inches (6 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Phyto-lithophils
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  300
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0