- Comanche Springs pupfish
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Comanche Springs pupfish Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Cyprinodontidae Genus: Cyprinodon Species: C. elegans Binomial name Cyprinodon elegans
Baird & Girard, 1853The Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States, only found in spring-fed pools around near Balmorhea, a small town in west Texas.
Source
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Cyprinodon elegans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
See also
- Pupfish
- Cyprinodon - Genus
Index
- Category: Cyprinodon (Pupfish)
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