pupfish
noun
pup·fish
ˈpəp-ˌfish 
: any of several killifishes (genus Cyprinodon of the family Cyprinodontidae) especially of warm streams and springs of the western U.S.
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The Devils Hole pupfish are the rarest fish in the world.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
But those plans were put on hold after environmentalists raised concerns that dry irrigation drains could threaten desert pupfish, an endangered species that calls the region home.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
How long have the pupfish in Devil's Hole been isolated?
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
Endangered mud turtles and pupfish drifted through a spring-fed pond; the branches of wolfberry shrubs sagged with orange-red fruit the size of jelly beans.
—Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
Hole pupfish are restricted by a strategic management plan developed by wildlife authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
In the spring of 2013, there were only 35 pupfish found during the September count.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
But the pupfish’s troubles were far from over.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
These small aquatic ‘islands,’ some not much larger than a bathtub, are populated by four species of a tiny fish, known as desert pupfish.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2021
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
But those plans were put on hold after environmentalists raised concerns that dry irrigation drains could threaten desert pupfish, an endangered species that calls the region home.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
How long have the pupfish in Devil's Hole been isolated?
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
Endangered mud turtles and pupfish drifted through a spring-fed pond; the branches of wolfberry shrubs sagged with orange-red fruit the size of jelly beans.
—Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
Hole pupfish are restricted by a strategic management plan developed by wildlife authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
In the spring of 2013, there were only 35 pupfish found during the September count.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2014
But the pupfish’s troubles were far from over.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
These small aquatic ‘islands,’ some not much larger than a bathtub, are populated by four species of a tiny fish, known as desert pupfish.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2021
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“Pupfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pupfish. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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