The largescale pupfish (Cyprinodon macrolepis) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae.[2] This pupfish is endemic to Chihuahua in Mexico, where it is found only in a small spring known as El Ojo de Hacienda Delores and its outlet canal. This spring is located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) southwest of Jimenez, Chihuahua, and lies in the drainage basin of the Rio Florida.[1]
| Largescale pupfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinodon |
| Species: | C. macrolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinodon macrolepis R. R. Miller, 1976
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References edit
- ^ a b Valdes Gonzales, A. (2019). "Cyprinodon macrolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T6156A3105108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T6156A3105108.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cyprinodon macrolepsis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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