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Checkered pupfish
A male captive-bred Cualac tessellatus
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cualac
Miller, 1956
Species: C. tessellatus
Binomial name
Cualac tessellatus
R. R. Miller, 1956

The checkered pupfish (Cualac tessellatus) is a species of pupfish endemic to San Luis Potosí in Mexico where it is restricted to the Río Verde and associated waters, including the Media Luna lake (all part of the Pánuco River basin). This species grows to a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It is the only known member of its genus.

References

  1. Valdes Gonzales, A. (2019). "Cualac tessellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5933A3078207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T5933A3078207.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cualac tessellatus". FishBase. August 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Cualac tessellatus


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