Specimen Information

Cyprinodon macularius
Cyprinodon macularius
(Desert Pupfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID27776
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesmacularius
Common NameDesert Pupfish
StateAZ
CountyPinal
LocalityBoyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Pinal County, AZ, in an artificial (earthen) impoundment
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Gila
HUC8 Number15050100
HUC10 NameUpper Queen Creek
HUC10 Number1505010004
HUC12 NameSilver King Wash-Queen Creek
HUC12 Number150501000402
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for conservation
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:785
Author:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Date:1993
Title:Desert pupfish recovery plan.
Publisher:USFWS, Phoenix, AZ.
Pages:67 pp
Comments>500 fish total stocked for 1983, 1984 and 1985 (contaminated by fathead minnow)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked>500


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