Whitefin pupfish (Cyprinodon albivelis)

Scientific name: Cyprinodon albivelis Minckley & Miller, 2002

The Whitefin pupfish (Cyprinodon albivelis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: North America, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-10; Anal soft rays: 6 - 10. Strikingly white, one third or more of the dorsal and anal fins in nuptial males, when viewed in clear, shallow water as a brilliant, milky- to pearly-white flag with a proximal, blackened blotch on its posterior margin. Terminal caudal bar strongly developed in adult males. First dorsal fin ray not modified, narrower than or only as broad as the second. Breast fully scaled. Modally 9 dorsal and anal fin rays; 27 lateral line scales; 28 total vertebrae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyprinodon albivelis
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.3
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
North America: Mexico.
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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