Scientific Name
Cyprinodon salinus salinus

Common Name
Salt Creek pupfish

Biology
Inhabits vegetated spring-fed pools and marshes. Salt Creek, a spring-fed flowing stream of high salinity during most of the year, dries in summer to a series of marshes. 7.8 cm max TL (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Classification

Classified By

Miller, 1943

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)

Family

Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: found only in Salt Creek, Death Valley in California, USA.

Range

38°N - 37°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

15 °C

Water Temperature To

30 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

2.91 s.e. 0.32 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.8 cm

Common Length

3.7 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated