Desert penguins
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Cyprinodon variegatus |
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| Lacepède , 1803 |
In terms of developmental history, the desert harpsichord of North America are primitive killifish .
They belong to the genus Cyprinodon , whose range extends from the deserts of California and Nevada through Texas and Arizona to Mexico .
Many of these species have to cope with severe changes in their living conditions in nature. The salinity in these desert waters often changes significantly over the course of the year. In summer, the salts concentrate strongly due to the evaporation of the water, only to be diluted again in rare, but sometimes heavy, rainfall. The water temperatures are also subject to strong fluctuations: the difference between the maximum temperature during the day and the minimum value at night can be 20 ° C and more.
species
- Galeana polar fish ( Cyprinodon albivelis ) Minckley & Miller, 2002 .
- El Potosi desert pup ( Cyprinodon alvarezi ) Miller, 1976 .
- Cyprinodon arcuatus Minckley & Miller, 2002 .
- Yucatan dentist ( Cyprinodon artifrons ) Hubbs, 1936 .
- Cuatro-Cienegas common larva ( Cyprinodon atrorus ) Miller, 1968 .
- Chichancanab toothpid ( Cyprinodon beltrani ) Alvarez, 1949 .
- Cuatro-Cienegas marshmallow ( Cyprinodon bifasciatus ) Miller, 1968 .
- Cyprinodon bobmilleri Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas, 1999 .
- Enriquillo-Carpfling ( Cyprinodon bondi ) Myers, 1935 .
- Leon Springs desert varif ( Cyprinodon bovinus ) Baird & Girard , 1853 .
- Cyprinodon brontotheroides Martin & Wainwright, 2013 .
- Aqua-la-Presa desert pup ( Cyprinodon ceciliae ) Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993 .
- Curaçao Carpfling ( Cyprinodon dearborni ) Meek, 1909 .
- Cyprinodon desquamator Martin & Wainwright, 2013 .
- Teufelskärpfling or Devil's Hole Desert Penguin ( Cyprinodon diabolis ) Wales, 1930 .
- Comanche Springs desert varif ( Cyprinodon elegans ) Baird & Girard, 1853 .
- Quitobaquito larva ( Cyprinodon eremus ) Miller & Fuiman, 1987 .
- Cyprinodon esconditus Strecker, 2002 .
- Conchos desert fish ( Cyprinodon eximius ) Girard, 1859 .
- Spring Karpfling or Guzmán Desert Karpfling ( Cyprinodon fontinalis ) (Aksiray, 1948) .
- Cyprinodon higuey Rodriguez & Smith, 1990 .
- Lake Eustis dentist ( Cyprinodon hubbsi ) Carr, 1936 .
- La Trinidad desert pup ( Cyprinodon inmemoriam ) Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993 .
- Chichancanab thick-lipped carafe ( Cyprinodon labiosus ) Humphries & Miller, 1981 .
- Bahamas carafe ( Cyprinodon laciniatus ) Hubbs & Miller, 1942 .
- Parras desert fish ( Cyprinodon latifasciatus ) Garman , 1881 .
- Long-finned desert fish ( Cyprinodon longidorsalis ) Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993 .
- Large-scale desert fig ( Cyprinodon macrolepis ) Miller, 1976 .
- Steel-blue desert fig ( Cyprinodon macularius ) Baird & Girard, 1853 .
- Maya dentist ( Cyprinodon maya ) Humphries & Miller, 1981 .
- Mezquital larva ( Cyprinodon meeki ) Miller, 1976 .
- Nazas desert pup ( Cyprinodon nazas ) Miller, 1976 .
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Nevada desert pup ( Cyprinodon nevadensis ) Eigenmann & Eigenmann , 1889 .
- Armagosan larva ( Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae ) Miller, 1948 .
- Tecopa-Kärpfling ( Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae ) Miller, 1948 .
- Ash Meadows pagan ( Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes ) Miller, 1948 .
- Warm Springs desert varif ( Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis ) Miller, 1948 .
- Shoshone desert penguin ( Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone ) Miller, 1948 .
- Cyprinodon nichollsi Smith, 1989 .
- Great-headed arachnid ( Cyprinodon pachycephalus ) Minckley & Minckley, 1986 .
- Pecos larva ( Cyprinodon pecosensis ) Echelle & Echelle, 1978 .
- Cyprinodon pisteri Miller & Minckley, 2002 .
- Owens common larva ( Cyprinodon radiosus ) Miller, 1948 .
- Red River dentary ( Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis ) Fowler, 1916 .
- Salt Creek Common Parrot ( Cyprinodon salinus ) Miller, 1943 .
- Cyprinodon salvadori Lozano-Vilano, 2002 .
- Short-snouted Chichancan female ( Cyprinodon simus ) Humphries & Miller, 1981 .
- White-sands desert fig or Tularosa desert fig ( Cyprinodon tularosa ) Miller & Echelle, 1975 .
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Southern Gemstone Parrot ( Cyprinodon variegatus ) Lacépède , 1803 .
- Northern Gemstone Parrot ( Cyprinodon variegatus ovinus ) Mitchell, 1815 .
- Big-fin chichancana fish ( Cyprinodon verecundus ) Humphries, 1984 .
- Charco-azul desert fish ( Cyprinodon veronicae ) Lozano-Vilano & Contreras Balderas, 1993 .
Web links
Commons : Cyprinodon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Cyprinodon on Fishbase.org (English)