Charco Azul pupfish (Cyprinodon inmemoriam)

Scientific name: Cyprinodon inmemoriam Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas, 1993

The Charco Azul pupfish (Cyprinodon inmemoriam) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: Central America, R?o San Juan system, Mexico.

Biology

This species is distinguished from its congeners in having the following characters: 4th ceratobranchial with up to 4 teeth, at least on one side; maxilla shortest at 0.68 times in anal fin base; postdorsal-postanal length short 0.8 times in caudal peduncle length; head and body greyish blue, bars obsolete; eye 1.2 times in anal fin base; head 3.0 times in SL; anal fin base short 3.3 times in head length; dorsal fin short, reaching anterior third of caudal peduncle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinodon inmemoriam
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: R?o San Juan system, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Extinct (EX)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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