White Sands Pupfish
Cyprinodon tularosa
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Fish
The White Sands pupfish is an endangered species of pupfish from the family Cyprinodontidae. The native range of the White Sands pupfish included the Pleistocene Lake Otero and its surrounding tributaries. Currently, the extant populations of White Sands pupfish reside on the Tularosa Basin in White Sands, New Mexico, United States. Four populations of White Sands pupfish exist: native populations found in Salt Creek and Malpais Spring, and two introduced populations in Mound Spring and Lost River.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Genus
- Cyprinodon