Palomas pupfish (Cyprinodon pisteri)

Scientific name: Cyprinodon pisteri Miller & Minckley, 2002

The Palomas pupfish (Cyprinodon pisteri) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: North America, restricted to the Lago de Guzm?n basin of northern Chihuahua in Mexico and possibly southwestern New Mexico, USA.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 25 - 27. In breeding males dorsal fin dusky to black, not yellow or orange; band on caudal fin narrow (narrower that eye-diameter) and often diffuse or absent; first dorsal fin ray thickened and spikelike; ocellus usually well developed in dorsal fin of females, no anal fin ocellus; breast fully scaled; modally 10 dorsal and anal fin rays; 7 pelvic fin rays, 25-28 (mode 26) scales in lateral line and modally 26 vertebrae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinodon pisteri
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.9
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
North America: restricted to the Lago de Guzm?n basin of northern Chihuahua in Mexico and possibly southwestern New Mexico, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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