Cottonball Marsh pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus milleri)

Scientific name: Cyprinodon salinus milleri LaBounty & Deacon, 1972

The Cottonball Marsh pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus milleri) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: North America, Cottonball Marsh, adjacent to Salt Creek in Death Valley, California, USA.

Biology

Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinodon salinus milleri
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Cottonball Marsh, adjacent to Salt Creek in Death Valley, California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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