Carbonera pupfish

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Perrito de carbonera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cyprinodon
Species:
C. fontinalis
Binomial name
Cyprinodon fontinalis
& R. R. Miller, 1980

The Carbonera pupfish (Cyprinodon fontinalis), also known as the Perrito de carbonera, is a small, endangered species of pupfish in the family Cyprinodontidae.[2] It is endemic to springs and associated waters at Bolsón de los Muertos in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico.[3] It was last rated by the IUCN in 1996 where considered endangered,[1] but most subpopulations now appear to be extirpated, while a few are extinct in the wild (still survive in captivity).[4] In 2012, it only survived in the wild in a single spring (having once occurred in nine), which also was the last remaining habitat for the largemouth shiner (Cyprinella bocagrande) and the dwarf crayfish . As this single spring was declining, it was decided to move some individuals of all three species to a nearby refuge in 2014 as a safeguard.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Valdes Gonzales, A. (2019). "Cyprinodon fontinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T6153A3104874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T6153A3104874.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cyprinodon fontanalis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M. Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. pp. 351–352. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
  4. ^ Martin, C.H.; Crawford, J.E.; Turner, B.J.; Simons, L.H. (2016). "Diabolical survival in Death Valley: recent pupfish colonization, gene flow and genetic assimilation in the smallest species range on earth". Proc Biol Sci. 283 (1823): 20152334. doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.2334. PMC 4795021. PMID 26817777.
  5. ^ Carson, E. W. "Carbonera Pupfish – Creating a Natural Refuge Habitat for the Carbonera Pupfish Cyprinodon fontinalis". Retrieved 7 October 2018.


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