Comanche Springs pupfish

Cyprinodon elegans

Cyprinodontid Fish beneath North American Waters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Temperate fish

The Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) is a species of pupfish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to Texas, and is now found only in spring-fed pools near Balmorhea, a small town in West Texas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Cyprinodon
Maximum length: 6.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: restricted to Toyah Creek and the effluents (including irrigation canals) of San Solomon, Phantom Cave and Griffin springs in Reeves County in Texas, USA.

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