Goodeidae

Pahrump poolfish

Empetrichthys latos

Goodeid Fish of Freshwater Basins

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

Empetrichthys latos is a rare species of fish in the family Goodeidae, the splitfins. It is known by the common names Pahrump poolfish and Pahrump killifish, the former being more correct today. It is endemic to Nevada in the United States, where it was limited to the Pahrump Valley near the California border.