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Cyprinodon pecosensis (Pecos pupfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) is a species of Pupfish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the Pecos River watershed in eastern New Mexico and western Texas in the United States. As of the late 1990s, pure populations occurred in small reaches of the Pecos River and tributaries in Chaves and Eddy Counties of New Mexico; in scattered sinkholes, lakes, and saline springs in New Mexico; and in the upper reaches of the Salt Creek drainage in Culberson and Reeves Counties of Texas.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Cyprinodon pecosensis

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  1.968 inches (5 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Phyto-lithophils
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  1,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Detritivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  6 months 3 days

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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
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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