Specimen Information

Cyprinodon macularius macularius
(Desert Pupfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID29547
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesmacularius
Subspeciesmacularius
Common NameDesert Pupfish
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalityArrowhead Springs, Imperial County, CA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameImperial Reservoir
HUC8 Number15030104
HUC10 NameGould Wash-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1503010411
HUC12 NameVinagre Wash
HUC12 Number150301041106
Map
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Collection Year1975
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for conservation
Statusextirpated
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
CommentsBlack 1980b, CADFG files; Arrowhead Spring not found on map--county in hucs 15 & 18--Lower Colorado and California drainages
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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