The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is a small species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae found only in Death Valley National Park, California, United States.There are two recognized subspecies: C. s. salinus and C. s. milleri.The Death Valley pupfish is endemic to two small, isolated locations and currently classified as endangered

Devils Hole is a geologic formation located in a detached unit of Death Valley National Park and surrounded by the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, in Nye County, Nevada, in the Southwestern United States.. Devils Hole is habitat for the only naturally occurring population of the endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis).The 40 acres (16 ha) unit is part …

Cyprinodon diabolis eat algae off a rock shelf near the surface of the deep pool they live in. History of the North American pupfish. The pupfish found in Death Valley were once thought to be one main species. They were once all found in Lake Manly, a glacial lake over 620 square miles (1,600 km 2), roughly 185,000-128,000 years ago. Over time ...

Killifish are found mainly in fresh or brackish waters in the Americas, as far south as Argentina and as far north as southern Ontario.There are also species in southern Europe, in much of Africa as far south as KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Middle East and Asia (as far east as Vietnam), and on several Indian Ocean islands.. The majority of killifish are found in permanent streams ...

The Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) is a critically endangered species of the family Cyprinodontidae (pupfishes) found only in Devils Hole, a water-filled cavern in the US state of Nevada.It was first described as a species in 1930 and is most closely related to C. nevadensis and the Death Valley pupfish (C. salinus).The age of the species is unknown, with differing …

Fiskar (Pisces) är en grupp vattenlevande ryggradsdjur med fenor, som indelas i benfiskar, broskfiskar och käklösa fiskar.De flesta arter andas med gälar och är växelvarma.Undantaget är lungfiskar.Eftersom landryggradsdjuren släktskapsmässigt är en typ av kvastfeniga fiskar men inte klassificeras som fiskar är begreppet "fiskar" parafyletiskt.

La Valle della Morte ripresa dal Landsat 7. La Valle della Morte (Death Valley in inglese) è un'area desertica degli Stati Uniti d'America che dà il nome all'omonimo Parco nazionale situato nello Stato della California e in piccola parte nel Nevada, il "Parco Nazionale della Valle della Morte" (Death Valley National Park).Circa al centro della valle si trova il punto più basso del …

Ein Extrem ist der Lebensraum des Teufelskärpflings (Cyprinodon diabolis), der nur ein kleines Kalksteinbecken von 5 m × 3,5 m × 3 m Größe in Nevada (USA) bewohnt. Die Beschränkung ihres Verbreitungsgebietes macht diese Fischpopulationen anfällig für Veränderungen in ihrem Lebensraum, denen sie nicht ausweichen können.

As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed approximately 1,200 animals and 750 plants as endangered or threatened in North America.. NOTE: This list is intended only for species listed as Federally Endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as …

Cette liste incluait des espèces comme la morue de l'Atlantique, le Cyprinodon diabolis, les cœlacanthes ou le grand requin blanc. Comme les poissons vivent sous l'eau, ils sont plus compliqués à étudier que les animaux terrestres ou les plantes, et on manque toujours d'informations sur les populations de poissons.