White Sands pupfish

White Sands pupfish
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Cyprinodontidae
Genus:	Cyprinodon
Species:	C. tularosa
Binomial name
Cyprinodon tularosa Miller & Echelle, 1975

The White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa) is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico, in the Western United States. They are only found in two springs and two small streams in southwest New Mexico. They are found nowhere else in the world.

The White Sands Pupfish has dark eyes and silver scales. They grow from 1 3/4 inches to 2 1/2 inches. Adult males have a slight blue color.

Source

• Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Cyprinodon tularosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/education/wildlife_notes/documents/whitesandspupfish.pdf

See also

• Pupfish
• Cyprinodon - Genus

Index

• Category: Cyprinodon (Pupfish)

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