Pecos pupfish

The Pecos pupfish lives in the benthopelagic, non-migratory, freshwater environment.

The Pecos pupfish is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

the native New Mexican Pecos Pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) and the sheepshead minnow (C. variegatus). More

The Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Source - * Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Cyprinodon pecosensis. More

* Pecos pupfish, Cyprinodon pecosensis Echelle & Echelle, 1978. * Palomas pupfish, Cyprinodon pisteri Miller & Minckley, 2002. * Owens pupfish, Cyprinodon radiosus Miller, 1948. More

pecosensis have replaced endemic Pecos pupfish in a 430-km stretch of the Pecos River and have dispersed into downstream areas well outside the recorded range of Pecos pupfish. They concluded that hybridization with C. More

Picture of the Pecos Pupfish courtesy of the Texas Wild! Name: Pecos Pupfish - Scientific name: Cyprinodon pecosensis - Range: Texas and New Mexico - Location in the More

Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) = Species information - * Facts & Status * Description * Range & Habitat More

The ecology of the Pecos pupfish, Cyprinodon pecosensis Echelle and Echelle in the lower Pecos drainage of New Mexico (Cyprinodontiformes; Cyprinodontidae). M.S. Thesis, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales. Allen, A.W. 1980. Cyprinodon pecosensis (Echelle and Echelle), Pecos River pupfish. pp. More

Proposed Rule To List the Pecos Pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) as Endangered - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule To List the Pecos Pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) as Endangered = More

Pecos pupfish may still be found in specific areas of Texas and New Mexico. According to the notice published in the federal register by U.S. More

the Pecos Pupfish will become extinct if action is not taken soon. More

Cyprinodon pecosensis the Pecos pupfish is endangered primarily by hybridisation with the introduced sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon pecosensis Pecos pupfish juveniles. Endangered US species. Cyprinodon pecosensis Pecos pupfish headshot. Endangered US endemic species. More

Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis): The Pecos Pupfish Conservation Agreement is underway and amended bait fish regulations for west Texas are in place. Through the Land Owner Incentive Program a ci More

PECOS PUPFISH (Cyprinodon pecosensis): A survey of Salt Creek this past summer found the creek to be rapidly drying and nearly gone. At that time we collected Pecos pupfish for the Ft. More

Common names

Cyprinodon pecosensis in Catalan (Català)
pecos pupfish in English
Pecos River-Wüstenkärpfling in German (Deutsch)
Sinikeltakilli in Finnish (suomen kieli)
佩科斯鮰 in Chinese (中文)
佩科斯鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Cyprinodontiformes
Family : Cyprinodontidae
Genus : Cyprinodon
Species : Cyprinodon pecosensis
Authority : Echelle and Echelle, 1978