Comanche Springs pupfish

(Cyprinodon elegans)

Description

Cyprinodon elegans is a ray-finned fish species from the family of the egg-laying tooth carps (Cyprinodontidae).The scientific name of the species is validly published for the first time in 1853 by Baird & Girard.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Cyprinodontiformes

Family:Cyprinodontidae

Genus:Cyprinodon

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