Empetrichthys latos, Pahrump poolfish

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Empetrichthys latos Miller, 1948

Pahrump poolfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Goodeidae (Splitfins) > Empetrichthyinae
Etymology: Empetrichthys: Greek, empetros = growing in rocks (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 7.8 - 8.4; dH range: 7 - 30; non-migratory. Temperate; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 12468); 37°N - 36°N

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North America: restricted to three springs in Pahrump Valley, Nye County in Nevada, USA where it was the only native fish. Now exists only outside Pahrump Valley, where it was transplanted to prevent its extinction. Three subspecies were recognized: Empetrichthys latos latos, the only surviving subspecies; Empetrichthys latos pahrump; and Empetrichthys latos concavus.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits warm springs about 25°C springs, usually in deep holes (Ref. 86798). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 29 November 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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