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Empetrichthys latos Miller, 1948

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Goodeidae

Genus: Empetrichthys

Species: Empetrichthys latos Miller, 1948

Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • North America: restricted to three springs in Pahrump Valley, Nye County in Nevada, USA where it was the only native fish. Now exists only outside Pahrump Valley, where it was transplanted to prevent its extinction. Three subspecies were recognized: Empetrichthys latos latos, the only surviving subspecies; Empetrichthys latos pahrump; and Empetrichthys latos concavus.

    • Biology

    Inhabits warm springs about 25°C springs, usually in deep holes (Ref. 86798). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Critically Endangered

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless