Charco Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon veronicae)

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

Charco Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon veronicae)

The Charco Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon veronicae) 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: maxilla short 0.70-0.77 times in anal fin base; head large 2.7-2.9 times in SL; male with 6-7 diffused dark bars along sides, covering only upper half of body; female with an irregular ocellus on dorsal fin, its black spot half-moon shaped, smaller than a pupil; eye 1-1.2 times in anal fin base; postdorsal-postanal 0.9-1.1 times in caudal peduncle length; anal fin usually smaller than its congeners, 3-3.9 times in head length; teeth absent on 4th ceratobranchial; dorsal fin inserted behind pelvic origin; nuptial males violaceous blue.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinodon veronicae
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: R?o San Juan system, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A1ac, B1+2abce, C1+2b)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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