Cuatro Cienegas pupfish (Cyprinodon bifasciatus)

Scientific name: Cyprinodon bifasciatus Miller, 1968

Cuatro Cienegas pupfish (Cyprinodon bifasciatus)

The Cuatro Cienegas pupfish (Cyprinodon bifasciatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: Central America, Cuatro Ci?negas system, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinodon bifasciatus
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Cuatro Ci?negas system, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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