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Cyprinodon bovinus Baird & Girard, 1853

Leon Springs pupfish
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Common names: Leon Springs pupfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: protected | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from Leon Creek (in Pecos River system), Pecos County in Texas (Ref. 5723). Common in extremely small area (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 27139. 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/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Härkäkilli, Leon Creek-Wüstenkärpfling, 博文鮰, ... 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: Cyprinodon: Latin, cyprinus = carp + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  bovinus: Cyprin (Greek)=carp; odon (Greek)=tooth”; bovinus (Latin)=likeness or belonging to a cow or ox (Ref. 79012).
  More on authors: Baird & Girard.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory.   Temperate; 10°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 32°N - 31°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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