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Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cyprinodontinae
Etymology: Cyprinodon: Latin, cyprinus = carp + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); inmemoriam: Specific name inmemoriam is used as a sustantive in apposition; a Latin expression meaning remember after death; referring to the species being described after is extinction.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical
Central America: Extinct; formerly from Río San Juan system, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)
This species is distinguished from its congeners in having the following characters: 4th ceratobranchial with up to 4 teeth, at least on one side; maxilla shortest at 0.68 times in anal fin base; postdorsal-postanal length short 0.8 times in caudal peduncle length; head and body greyish blue, bars obsolete; eye 1.2 times in anal fin base; head 3.0 times in SL; anal fin base short 3.3 times in head length; dorsal fin short, reaching anterior third of caudal peduncle (Ref. 26729).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lozano-Vilano, M. de L. and S. Conteras-Balderas, 1993. Four new species of Cyprinodon from southern Nuevo León, Mexico, with a key to the C. eximius complex (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(4):295-308. (Ref. 26729)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm<1 and Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).