Specimen Information

Cyprinodon nevadensis
Cyprinodon nevadensis
(Amargosa Pupfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID161094
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesnevadensis
Common NameAmargosa Pupfish
StateCA
CountyInyo
LocalityOld (Eagle) Borax Works on the west side of Death Valley
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDeath Valley-Lower Amargosa
HUC8 Number18090203
HUC10 NameFurnace Creek Wash
HUC10 Number1809020307
HUC12 NameLower Furnace Creek Wash
HUC12 Number180902030706
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month5
Collection Year1939
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for conservation
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:387
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1968
Title:Records of some native freshwater fishes transplanted into various waters of California, Baja California, and Nevada.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:54
Pages:170-179
Reference 2
Ref. Number:544
Author:Swift, C.C., T.R. Haglund, M. Ruiz, and R.N. Fisher
Date:1993
Title:The status and distribution of the freshwater fishes of southern California.
Journal:Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
Volume:92
Issue:3
Pages:101-167
CommentsBy October 2, 1940, no water remained in this locality. Specimen were subspecies Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked>100


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