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12-22-2016

Cyprinodon macularius

Cyprinodon macularius NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Cyprinodon macularius ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The desert pupfish is a rare species of bony fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is a small fish, typically less than 7.62 cm in length. Males are generally larger than females, and have bright-blue coloration, while females and juveniles are silvery or tan. A notable attribute of the desert pupfish is their ability to survive in environments of extreme salinity, pH, and temperature, and low oxygen content. The desert pupfish mates in a characteristic fashion, wherein compatible males and females will contact each other, form an s-shape, and jerk. Each jerk typically produces a single egg that is fertilized by the male and deposited in his territory. Breeding behavior includes aggressive arena-breeding and more docile consort-pair breeding.

Detailed information
Full Name: Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Fishes
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/31/1986 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Desert pupfish, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Arizona , California
  • US Counties in which the Desert pupfish, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Desert pupfish, Wherever found is known to occur: Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
  • Countries in which the the Desert pupfish, Wherever found is known to occur: Mexico
  • Additional species information
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/08/1993 Desert Pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
12/08/1993 Desert Pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Completion
04/21/2006 71 FR 20714 20716 5-Year Review of 25 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
09/29/2010 Desert Pupfish 5-Year Review
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