Cyprinodon nevadensis is a species of pupfish in the genus Cyprinodon. The species is also known as the Amargosa pupfish, but that name may also refer to one subspecies, Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae. All six subspecies are or were endemic to very isolated locations in the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada. Specifically, the pupfish have been found in Tecopa Bore, Inyo County, which links to the Amargosa River and Saratoga Springs, in addition to the lakes connected to it.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Amargosa Pupfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cyprinodon eremus
- Cyprinodon radiosus
- Cyprinodon macularius
- Cyprinodon elegans
- Aphaniops stoliczkanus
- Cyprinodon diabolis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Genus
- Cyprinodon
- Species
- Cyprinodon nevadensis
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