HomeFreshwater aquarium fishRainbowfish & killifishCharco Palma pupfish Charco Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon veronicae) Scientific name: Cyprinodon veronicae Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas, 1993 The Charco Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon veronicae) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: Central America, R?o San Juan system, Mexico. BiologyThis 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 factsScientific nameCyprinodon veronicaeFamilyCyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)OrderCyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length5.5EnvironmentFreshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratoryClimateTropicalDistributionCentral America: R?o San Juan system, Mexico.Conservation status (IUCN)Critically Endangered (CR) (A1ac, B1+2abce, C1+2b)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More rainbowfish & killifishYellowbelly gudgeonAllomogurnda nesolepisKamaka rainbowfishMelanotaenia kamakaFlagfishJordanella floridaeBluefin killifishLucania goodeiBanded rainbowfishMelanotaenia trifasciataStriped panchaxAplocheilus lineatusSee all rainbowfish & killifish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026