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Cyprinodon elegans Baird & Girard, 1853

Comanche Springs pupfish
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Common names: Comanche Springs pupfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Regulations: protected | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from the Toyah Creek and the effluents (including irrigation canals) of San Solomon, Phantom Cave and Griffin springs in Reeves County in Texas; formerly found in Comanche Springs in Pecos County, Texas. Common in small areas but threatened due to removal of water for irrigation for agriculture. Also Ref. 27139. Status of threat: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cyprinodontinae
Etymology: Cyprinodon: Latin, cyprinus = carp + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Baird & Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; ej vandrande.   Temperate; 18°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614); 32°N - 31°N

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

North America: restricted to Toyah Creek and the effluents (including irrigation canals) of San Solomon, Phantom Cave and Griffin springs in Reeves County in Texas, USA.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5723); common length : 3.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in springs, spring-fed canals and ditches, usually over mud in current (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Medarbetare

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 21 November 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00591 - 0.03081), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.6   ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Assuming tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).