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Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cyprinodontinae
Etymology: Cyprinodon: Latin, cyprinus = carp + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce; saumâtre benthopélagique; non migrateur. Subtropical; 26°C - 30°C (Ref. 13614); 34°N - 33°N
North America: found only in Tularosa Valley in New Mexico, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27139); common length : 3.3 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); âge max. reporté: 5 années (Ref. 72483)
Occurs in clear, shallow spring-fed marsh pools and saline creek (Ref. 5327). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 23 November 2011
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).