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Cualac tessellatus Miller, 1956

Checkered pupfish
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Common names: Cachorrito de la Media Luna, Cachorrito de Media Luna, Media Luna pupfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in San Luis Potosi (Ref. 27139). Also Ref. 3881. Status of threat: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P. Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren Jr., 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Media Luna pupfish, Cachorrito de la Media Luna, Cachorrito de Media Luna, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cyprinodontinae
Etymology: Cualac: A city in the state of Guerrero, Mejico.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 7.9 - ? ; dH range: 53 - ?; non-migratory.   Tropical; 28°C - 30°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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