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| Catarina pupfish | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Megupsilon R. R. Miller & Walters, 1972 |
| Species: | M. aporus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megupsilon aporus R. R. Miller & Walters, 1972 | |
The Catarina pupfish (Megupsilon aporus) was a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It was endemic to Mexico. It is now extinct in the wild, with specimens only surviving in two aquariums. This species grows to a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. It is the only known member of its genus.
Source
- Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Megupsilon aporus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Megupsilon aporus". FishBase. August 2012 version.
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