pupfish
noun
pup·fish
ˈpəp-ˌfish 
: any of several killifishes (genus Cyprinodon of the family Cyprinodontidae) especially of warm streams and springs of the western U.S.
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If the pupfish census does not seem especially impressive, consider that there were only 35 pupfish left in Devils Hole in 2013, prompting worries about extinction.
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Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 9 May 2024
There were 191 observable pupfish, the highest spring count recorded since March 1999.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
Living in Santa Barbara without a car (by choice as well as necessity, though not the most practical decision in a part of the world where mass transit is as rare as the desert pupfish), Perlin would take the bus with his then five-year-old son to the UCSB campus for after-school activities.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
The pupfish are known for their ability to live in extreme conditions, including a wide range of water temperatures and salinity levels.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Devils Hole pupfish are the rarest fish in the world.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
But those plans were put on hold after environmentalists raised concerns that dry irrigation drains could threaten desert pupfish, an endangered species that calls the region home.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
How long have the pupfish in Devil's Hole been isolated?
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
Endangered mud turtles and pupfish drifted through a spring-fed pond; the branches of wolfberry shrubs sagged with orange-red fruit the size of jelly beans.
—Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 9 May 2024
There were 191 observable pupfish, the highest spring count recorded since March 1999.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
Living in Santa Barbara without a car (by choice as well as necessity, though not the most practical decision in a part of the world where mass transit is as rare as the desert pupfish), Perlin would take the bus with his then five-year-old son to the UCSB campus for after-school activities.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
The pupfish are known for their ability to live in extreme conditions, including a wide range of water temperatures and salinity levels.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Devils Hole pupfish are the rarest fish in the world.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
But those plans were put on hold after environmentalists raised concerns that dry irrigation drains could threaten desert pupfish, an endangered species that calls the region home.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
How long have the pupfish in Devil's Hole been isolated?
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
Endangered mud turtles and pupfish drifted through a spring-fed pond; the branches of wolfberry shrubs sagged with orange-red fruit the size of jelly beans.
—Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
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