Comanche Springs pupfish
Encyclopedia
The Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) is a species of fish
in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States
, only found in spring-fed pools around near Balmorhea
, a small town in west Texas.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, only found in spring-fed pools around near Balmorhea
Balmorhea, Texas
Balmorhea is a city in Reeves County, Texas, United States. The population was 527 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Balmorhea is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land...
, a small town in west Texas.
Source
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Cyprinodon elegans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.