Cyprinodon elegans Baird & Girard, 1853
Comanche Springs pupfish
Cyprinodon elegans
photo by Sneegas, G.W.

Family:  Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes), subfamily: Cyprinodontinae
Max. size:  6.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  North America: restricted to Toyah Creek and the effluents (including irrigation canals) of San Solomon, Phantom Cave and Griffin springs in Reeves County in Texas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in springs, spring-fed canals and ditches, usually over mud in current (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 21 November 2011 (B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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