Cyprinodon nevadensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinodon |
| Species: | C. nevadensis
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| Cyprinodon nevadensis (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
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Cyprinodon nevadensis is a species of
Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae.[4] All six subspecies are or were endemic to very isolated locations in the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada
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Subspecies
- Saratoga Springs in Death Valley National Park. A population was introduced at Lake Tuendae in Zzyzx, California, but it may not have survived there.[4]
- Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae, the Amargosa River pupfish or Amargosa Pupfish, was originally endemic to two sections of the lower Amargosa River. In 1940, a population was introduced at River Springs in Mono County, California.[4]
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- Endangered Species Act. It is limited to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada.[5]
- Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis, the Warm Springs pupfish, is also listed as endangered under the ESA. It is restricted to six springs near Devils Hole in Nevada.[6]
- Species of Concern by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.[7] The fish is limited to Shoshone Spring, near the town of Shoshone, California, and possibly parts of the Amargosa River.[4]
- †extinct in 1981, and was the first taxon to be removed from the endangered species list due to extinction.[8]
References
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Cyprinodon nevadensis. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Cyprinodon nevadensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ California Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish". USFWS. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Warm Springs pupfish". USFWS. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Species Profile for Shoshone pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone)". USFWS. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Levitt, Alan (18 November 1981). "TECOPA PUPFISH DECLARED EXTINCT--REMOVED FROM ENDANGERED LIST" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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