Scale-eating Pupfish
Cyprinodon desquamator
The Scale-eating Pupfish (Cyprinodon desquamator) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 3.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 3.1 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyCyprinodontidae
- GenusCyprinodon
- SpeciesCyprinodon desquamator
Quick answers
- Scale-eating Pupfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 3.1 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Scale-eating Pupfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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