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Cyprinodon pachycephalus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINODONTIFORMES CYPRINODONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Cyprinodon pachycephalus
Species Authority: Minckley & Minckley, 1986
Common Name/s:
English – Bighead Pupfish
Spanish – Cachorrito Cabezon

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A1abc+2bc, B1+2c, C2b ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P.
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History:
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Mexico
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Cyprinodon pachycephalus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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