Cyprinodon bovinus
Cyprinodon bovinus Baird & Girard, 1853
Leon Springs pupfish
Cyprinodon bovinus
photo by Loiselle, P.V.


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Family:  Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes), subfamily: Cyprinodontinae
Max. size:  5.6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  North America: known only from Leon Creek (in Pecos River system), Pecos County in Texas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults inhabit margins of spring-fed marsh pools; most common away from vegetation (Ref. 5723). They feed on diatoms, amphipods, and ostracods (Ref. 79012). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 18 November 2011 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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