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Cyprinodon artifrons in Belize
Yucatan pupfish

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Cyprinodon artifrons   Hubbs, 1936
Family:	Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) , subfamily: Cyprinodontinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Yucatan pupfish
Max. size:	6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 50471)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Central America: Mexico to Belize.
Biology:	Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Costa, Wilson J.E.M.
Main Ref:	Costa, W.J.E.M.. 2003. (Ref. 50471)
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Belize country information
Common names:	Yucatan pupfish		Ref:  Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:  Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Hector creek, offshore cays south to Cay Croker, north of Belize city, found at least once in freshwater (Ref. 30499).
National  Checklist:	Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
National Database:	Belize Biodiversity Information System
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Sampang, Arlene G.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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