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💧 Freshwater Critically Endangered 🌡️ Temperate

Devils Hole pupfish

Cyprinodon diabolis Wales, 1930
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Max Length
3.4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
2.3 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults occur in deep limestone pools. The entire population feed and breed in an area 20 meters square, a limestone ledge along one side of Devils Hole. Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium.

Scientific Name
Cyprinodon diabolis
Authority
Wales, 1930
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
CR
Max Length
3.4 cm
Trophic Level
2.8
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Devils Hole pupfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Devils Hole pupfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory . Temperate; ? - 34°C ; 38°N - 36°N North America: restricted to Devils Hole, Ash Meadows in Nye County, Nevada, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
2.8±0.2

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0138 × L3.14 (TL)
Max TL
3.4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Critically Endangered
Assessment Date
2014

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Wales, 1930

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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