Villa Lopez pupfish (Cyprinodon ceciliae)

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

The Villa Lopez pupfish (Cyprinodon ceciliae) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: Central America, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Biology

This species is distinguished from its congeners in having its unique coloration: nuptial males violaceous blue with 7-8 well marked dark bar, all extending to venter; females' dorsal fins blackish in the proximal two thirds, ocellus with round black spot usually smaller than pupil; anal usually with a posterior dark spot near its base; eye diameter 1.2-1.6 times and maxilla 0.83-1.2 times in anal base (similar to C. longidorsalis); postdorsal-postanal distance 0.9-1.0 times in caudal peduncle length; teeth absent on 4th ceratobranchial; anal base large 2.5-3.2 times in head length; head length 2.8-3.2 times in SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinodon ceciliae
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Extinct (EX)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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