Cottonball Marsh pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus milleri) fish species and information / pictures of Cottonball Marsh pupfish - Cyprinodon salinus milleri

Cottonball Marsh pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus milleri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyprinodon salinus milleri

Common Name
Cottonball Marsh pupfish

Biology
Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Classification

Classified By
LaBounty & Deacon, 1972
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)
Family
Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae)

Distribution

Region
North America
Distribution
North America: Cottonball Marsh, adjacent to Salt Creek in Death Valley, California, USA.
Range
37°N - 36°N

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Trophic Level
2.95 s.e. 0.32 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
4.5 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = No PD50 data many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated