Leon Springs pupfish
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The Leon Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon bovinus) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to Pecos County, Texas in the United States. It is a federally listed endangered species.[1][2]
The Leon Springs pupfish is found at the shallow edges of spring-fed wetland pools, where it is most frequently observed in areas without vegetation. Its diet consists of diatoms, amphipods, and ostracods.[3]
This fish was first discovered in 1851 at Leon Springs, near Fort Stockton, Texas. Leon Springs was impounded, poisoned, stocked with game fish,[4] and drained, and the fish was considered extinct by 1938. In the 1960s it was rediscovered at Diamond Y Spring a few miles away.[5] It is also found in the Diamond Y Draw, a tributary of the Pecos River.[6]
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- ↑ Kennedy, S. E. (1977). Life history of the Leon Springs Pupfish, Cyprinodon bovinus. Copeia 1977(1) 93.
- ↑ USFWS. Listing of Leon Springs Pupfish as endangered with critical habitat. Federal Register August 15, 1980.
- ↑ Garrett, G., et al. (2002). Threatened fishes of the world: Cyprinodon bovinus Baird & Girard, 1853 (Cyprinodontidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 64(4) 442.
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- Cyprinodon
- Endemic fauna of Texas
- Fish of the Western United States
- Freshwater fish of the United States
- Pecos County, Texas
- Endangered fish
- Endangered fauna of the United States
- Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird
- Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard
- Fish described in 1853
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- ESA endangered species