Empetrichthys merriami Gilbert, 1893
Ash Meadows killifish, Ash Meadows poolfish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Burkhead, 2012)
Last record: 1942 (Miller, 1961); 7 September 1948 (Miller et al. 1989:31)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Estimated date of extinction: 1953 (Burkhead, 2012)
Distribution
Ash Meadows, Nevada, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
USNM 131151.5042701 (1 fish)
USNM 46101.5010963 (3 fish)
USNM 46102.5010964 (2 fish)
USNM 46103.5010965 (1 fish)
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Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gilbert, C. H. (1893). Report on the fishes of the Death Valley Expedition collected in southern California and Nevada in 1891, with descriptions of new species. North American Fauna, Number 7: 229-234.
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Sokol, O. (1954). To the desert for fishes. Aquarium J. 25: 178-182.
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