pupfish
noun
pup·fish
ˈpəp-ˌfish 
: any of several killifishes (especially genus Cyprinodon of the family Cyprinodontidae) especially of warm streams and springs of the western U.S.
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Also cool: the park is home to one of the world’s rarest fish, the Devils Hole pupfish, an endangered species found only in a water cavern in Devils Hole here.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
Devils Hole pupfish also live in the smallest habitat of any vertebrate species on Earth.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
The powerful earthquake in Northern California last week prompted an endangered fish to get busy
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled a large swath of Northern California likely increased spawning activity in the Devils Hole pupfish in an effort to to protect their population, scientists said.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
But scientists found 191 pupfish in April — the highest spring count since 1999.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
Devils Hole pupfish also live in the smallest habitat of any vertebrate species on Earth.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
The powerful earthquake in Northern California last week prompted an endangered fish to get busy
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rattled a large swath of Northern California likely increased spawning activity in the Devils Hole pupfish in an effort to to protect their population, scientists said.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
But scientists found 191 pupfish in April — the highest spring count since 1999.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Pupfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pupfish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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