Cyprinodon radiosus Miller, 1948
Owens pupfish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1942 or before
Rediscovered in 1964
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
California, USA
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Miller, Robert Rush. (1948). The cyprinodont fishes of the Death Valley system of eastern California and southwestern Nevada. Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. 68: 1-155.
Other references:
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Lee, D.S., Gilbert, C.R., Hocutt, C.H., Jenkins, R.E., McAllister, D.E. and Stauffer, J.R. Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Miller, R. R., and Pister, E. P. (1971). Management of the Owens pupfish, Cyprinodon radiosus, in Mono County, California. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 100(3): 502-509.
Minckley, W.L. and Deacon, J.E. 1991. Battle Against Extinction: Native Fish Management in the American West. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona.
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Pister, Edwin Philip. (1993). Species in a bucket. American Currents 40(3): 15-20.
Robins, C.R., Bailey, R.M., Bond, C.E., Brooker, J.R., Lachner, E.A., Lea, R.N. and Scott, W.B. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society.
Sigler, W.F. and Sigler, J.W. 1987. Fishes of the Great Basin: a natural history. University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada.
Taylor, T.L. and Williams, J.E. 1984. Recovery Plan for the Owens Pupfish, Cyprinodon radiosus. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 47 pp.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1967. Native fish and wildlife: endangered species. Federal Register 32(48): 4001.
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http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/11980/owens-pupfish-cyprinodon-radiosus
https://www.sierranevadaally.org/2021/06/18/once-declared-extinct-owens-pupfish-finds-fresh-hope-in-long-awaited-new-habitat/