Shoshone pupfish

Shoshone pupfish

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cyprinodon
Species:
C. nevadensis
Subspecies:
C. n. shoshone
Trinomial name
Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone

The Shoshone pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone) is a subspecies of Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis) from California in the United States.[2][3] They are spring-dwelling fish, endemic to Shoshone Springs on the outskirts of Shoshone, Inyo County, California.[4][5] In 1969, the Shoshone pupfish was declared extinct until their eventual rediscovery by a team of biologists during a survey of Shoshone Springs in 1986.[5][6] Currently, they are listed as endangered by the American Fisheries Society and are a species of special concern according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.[4][3][7][8] Several stocks of the fish are being cultivated in captivity at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of California, Davis for reintroduction into the Shoshone Spring.[4][6] Today, people pass through the town of Shoshone to visit the spring site and view the rare pupfish, where some infographics and signs educate visitors about them.[9][10]

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  3. ^ a b Harper, K.T.; Sigler, J.; Sigler, W; St. Clair, L. L.; Thorne, K. H.; Hess, Wilford M. (1998). Natural History of the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin (PDF). University Press Of Colorado. pp. 298–425. ISBN 0870815113. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Miller, Robert Rush (8 November 2024). "Shoshone Pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone)". California Department of Fish and Wildlife Data Portal. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b Taylor, Frances R.; Miller, Robert Rush; Pedretti, John W.; Deacon, James E. (1988). "Rediscovery of the Shoshone Pupfish, Cyprinodon nevagensis shoshone (Cyprinodontidae), at Shoshone Springs, Inyo County, California" (PDF). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 87 (2): 67–73.
  6. ^ a b Castleberry, Daniel T.; Williams, Jack E.; Hopkins, Todd E.; Sato, Georgina M.; Brasher, Anne M.; Parker, Michael S. (1990). "Status and Management of Shoshone Pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone (Cyprinodontidae), at Shoshone Spring, Inyo County, California". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 89 (1): 19–25 – via Southern California Academy of Sciences.
  7. ^ Hopkins, T.; Moyle, P.; Hammerson, G. (1 November 2024). "Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone Shoshone Pupfish". NatureServe Explorer. Nature Serve. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ^ Taylor, Frances R.; Pedretti, John W. (1994). "Morphometric Comparison of Pupfish Populations, Cyprinodon nevadensis, at Shoshone and Tecopa, California". The Southwestern Naturalist. 39 (3): 300–303. doi:10.2307/3671602. ISSN 0038-4909.
  9. ^ "Shoshone Springs, California". Fish Habitat. National Fish Habitat Partnership. 8 November 2024.
  10. ^ Hayes, Floyd E. (2024). "Finding and Photographing the Fabled Five Pupfishes of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts in California and Nevada". American Currents. 49 (2): 24–29 – via ResearchGate.