Pecos pupfish
Pecos pupfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
Genus: | Cyprinodon |
Species: | C. pecosensis
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Binomial name | |
Cyprinodon pecosensis A. A. Echelle & A. F. Echelle, 1978
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The Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) is a species of
in the United States.Distribution and Habitat
Despite once existing throughout the Pecos River, C. pecosensis populations have become increasingly isolated due to significant portions of their native habitat being removed.
Introduction of Cyprinodon variegatus
Additionally, hybrid populations have been reported to have increased growth-rates and vigor (Heterosis), resulting in Pecos pupfish females to actively choose to mate with hybrids over pure male Pecos pupfish.[9][10] Given this, conservation efforts have been difficult and efforts are being made to prevent C. variegatus from entering into isolated C. pecosensis populations.
References
- . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ R. R. Miller (1961). "Man and the Changing Fish Fauna of the American Southwest" (PDF). Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters.
- ^ a b C. Hoagstrom; J. Brooks (1999). "Distribution, Status, and Concervation of the Pecos pupfish, Cyprinodon pecosensis". Technical Report No. 2, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- ^ M. L. Collyer; M. E. Hall; M. D. Smith; C. W. Hoagstrom (1999). "Habitat- morphotype associations of Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) in isolated habitat complexes". Copeia. 2015: 181–199.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cyprinodon pecosensis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- PMID 28564193.
- JSTOR 30055287.
- PMID 28565604.
- S2CID 13302325.
- S2CID 39553092.