Specimen Information

Cyprinodon nevadensis
Cyprinodon nevadensis
(Amargosa Pupfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39144
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesnevadensis
Common NameAmargosa Pupfish
StateNV
CountyClark
Localityspring on the Las Vegas golf course
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLas Vegas Wash
HUC8 Number15010015
Map
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Collection Month1
Collection Year1941
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for conservation
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:121
Author:La Rivers, I.
Date:1962
Title:Fishes and fisheries of Nevada.
Publisher:Nevada State Print Office, Carson City, NV.
Pages:782 pp
CommentsPond is fed by overflow from USFWS station. Presumably stocked there as forage for bass and sunfish propagated there.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20


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