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Largescale pupfish

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Largescale pupfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cyprinodon
Species:
C. macrolepis
Binomial name
Cyprinodon macrolepis

The largescale pupfish (Cyprinodon macrolepis) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae.[2] This pupfish is endemic to Chihuahua in Mexico, where it is found only in a small spring known as El Ojo de Hacienda Delores and its outlet canal. This spring is located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 miles) southwest of Jimenez, Chihuahua, and lies in the drainage basin of the Rio Florida.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Valdes Gonzales, A. (2019). "Cyprinodon macrolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T6156A3105108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T6156A3105108.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinodon macrolepsis". FishBase. August 2019 version.