Cyprinodon
bobmilleri
Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas, 1999
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Family:
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Cyprinodontidae
(Pupfishes), subfamily: Cyprinodontinae
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Order:
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Cyprinodontiformes
(rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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San Ignacio pupfish |
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Max. size:
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3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38030); 3.34 cm SL (female) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 – 1 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 32 – 34°C |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
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North America: known only from the type locality, Baņo de San Ignacio, Linares, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on the San Fernando basin.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11 - 12;
Anal
soft rays: 11 – 12. In both sexes, specially in females, are peculiar combination of speckled and barred sides, Body shape rhombic; snout acute. Dorsal fin of female overlaid by melanophores, with 2 - 3 distal and 2 - 3 basal spots, parallel to body, seldom with hints of posterior ocellus as seen in pupfishes. Pectoral fins reach middle of dorsal fin base when depressed; cover most of the pelvic length. Male anal fin is pointed, nearly reaching caudal base; caudal band narrower than eye. Mouth slightly higher on profile than in C. variegatus complex. Caudal peduncle short, 20.7 - 25.9% SL (Ref. 39345).
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Biology: |
Collected from a spring with some complex slow currents; clear water which is easily roiled. Bottom is ooze, bubbling with odorous gases (sulphurous), and no vegetation except some algae (Ref. 38030).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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