''Empetrichthys'' is a
genus
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of
splitfin
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endemic
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to the state of
Nevada
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in the
United States
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.In 1989 they only had an estimated population of 24800, while its two other subspecies had gone extinct. This species mating season typically falls in spring. These animals are in danger and facing threats because their water is drying out because of pumping of ground water for agricultural developments.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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Empetrichthys latos
''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.USFWSWithdrawal of proposed rule to reclassify ...
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R. R. Miller, 1948
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Empetrichthys latos concavus
The Raycraft Ranch killifish or Raycraft poolfish (''Empetrichthys latos concavus'') is a subspecies of the killifish '' Empetrichthys latos'', was first described in 1948. This subspecies was restricteded to a single spring on the Raycraft Ranch ...
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R. R. Miller, 1948 (Raycraft Ranch poolfish)
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Empetrichthys latos latos
''Empetrichthys'' is a genus of splitfins endemic to the state of Nevada in the United States.In 1989 they only had an estimated population of 24800, while its two other subspecies had gone extinct. This species mating season typically falls ...
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R. R. Miller, 1948 (Pahrump poolfish)
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Empetrichthys latos pahrump
''Empetrichthys'' is a genus of splitfins endemic to the state of Nevada in the United States.In 1989 they only had an estimated population of 24800, while its two other subspecies had gone extinct. This species mating season typically falls ...
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R. R. Miller, 1948 (Pahrump Ranch poolfish)
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Empetrichthys merriami
The Ash Meadows killifish (''Empetrichthys merriami'') is a species of killifish from the subfamily Empetrichthyinae, part of the family Goodeidae, which was first documented by C. H. Gilbert in 1893 and historically occupied numerous springs ...
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C. H. Gilbert, 1893 (Ash Meadows killifish)
References
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