Ash meadows amargosa pupfish

The Ash meadows amargosa pupfish lives in the benthopelagic, non-migratory, freshwater environment.

Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) - Kingdom: Animalia Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Cyprinodontidae Listing Status: Quick links:Federal RegisterRecoveryCritical HabitatConservation PlansPetitionsLife HistoryOther Resources Lead Region: California/Nevada Region (Region More

TAXONOMY - Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes Miller, 1948 KINGDOM: Animal GROUP: Fish PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Osteichthyes ORDER: Atheriniformes FAMILY: Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon nevadensis was first described from Saratoga Springs, Death Valley, California in 1889 (05). More

pectoralis), and the Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes). These fishes are on the Federal Endangered Species List and live in small thermal springs and their outflows located throughout the refuge. Historical land use has altered the landscape and habitat of these springs. More

Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) occurs only in small springs and streams on the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. More

pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis), Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes), and Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis), plus the Ash Meadows speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis). More

Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes = enlarge + Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish More

Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish can be seen within most of the larger springs and streams on the refuge, and are especially visible and colorful at the Point of Rocks springs. More

This Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish occurs in warm spring-fed streams and spring pools. This species feeds on algae, diatoms and smaller invertebrates that grow on the substrate. They spawn year-round, but primarily during the spring and early summer by laying individual eggs on the substrate. More

On Wednesday, in the annual count of Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish in half of the refuge's 12 major springs and several streams, Baldino and a team of researchers were optimistic that roughly 5,000 of that species at those locations will continue to fare well if crawdads, or crayfish, a crustacean More

Common names

Amargosa River pupfish in English

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