Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Cyprinodontiformes
        Family: Cyprinodontidae
          Genus: Cyprinodon
            Species: pecosensis

Pecos Pupfish - Cyprinodon pecosensis

Pecos Pupfish

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Pecos Pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) is a small fish (5 cm long) endemic to the Pecos River drainage in New Mexico and Texas, currently found primarily in saline springs and gypsum sinkholes on Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Bottomless Lakes State Park. They feed primarily on aquatic invertebrates and detritus.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 109

Number of Mapped Locations: 279

Number of Observations: 850

Observation date range: 01-01-1901 to 11-04-2020

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