Comanche Springs pupfish

The Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) is a species of pupfish in the family Cyprinodontidae.[2]

Comanche Springs pupfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cyprinodon
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cyprinodon elegans

It is endemic to Texas, and is now found only in spring-fed pools near Balmorhea, a small town in West Texas.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinodon elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T6150A15362013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T6150A15362013.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Cyprinodon elegans" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

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