Cuatro Cienegas pupfish (Cyprinodon bifasciatus) fish species and information / pictures of Cuatro Cienegas pupfish - Cyprinodon bifasciatus

Cuatro Cienegas pupfish (Cyprinodon bifasciatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyprinodon bifasciatus

Common Name
Cuatro Cienegas pupfish

Biology
Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).

Classification

Classified By
Miller, 1968
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)
Family
Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae)

Distribution

Region
Central America
Distribution
Central America: Cuatro Ci?negas system, Mexico.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
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
2.93 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
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
6.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming tm
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)