Whitefin pupfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Whitefin pupfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 10; Anal soft rays: 6 - 10. Strikingly white, one third or more of the dorsal and anal fins in nuptial males, when viewed in clear, shallow water as a brilliant, milky- to pearly-white flag with a proximal, blackened blotch on its posterior margin. Terminal caudal bar strongly developed in adult males. First dorsal fin ray not modified, narrower than or only as broad as the second. Breast fully scaled. Modally 9 dorsal and anal fin rays; 27 lateral line scales; 28 total vertebrae.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whitefin pupfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Whitefin pupfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Whitefin pupfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical North America: Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Whitefin Pupfish |
| 🌍CES | halančíkovec běloploutvý |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | cachorrito aletas blancas |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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