Comanche Springs pupfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinodon |
| Species: | C. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinodon elegans S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853
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The Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) is a species of pupfish in the family Cyprinodontidae.[2]
It is endemic to Texas, and is now found only in spring-fed pools near Balmorhea, a small town in West Texas.
References
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Cyprinodon elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T6150A15362013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T6150A15362013.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinodon elegans". FishBase. August 2019 version.
Sources
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Cyprinodon elegans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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