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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

  • Jimmy Wales's mother
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