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💧 Freshwater Endangered 🌡️ Temperate

Comanche Springs pupfish

Cyprinodon elegans Baird & Girard, 1853
Max Length
6.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.6
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
3.8 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults occur in springs, spring-fed canals and ditches, usually over mud in current . Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium

Scientific Name
Cyprinodon elegans
Authority
Baird & Girard, 1853
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
6.2 cm
Trophic Level
2.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Water Temp
18–26 °C
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Comanche Springs pupfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Comanche Springs 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; 18°C - 26°C ; 32°N - 31°N 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.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
2.6±0.1

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0138 × L3.14 (TL)
Max TL
6.2cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Temperature Range
18–26°C
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.6
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Baird & Girard, 1853

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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