Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Keyword: pupfish

Photo: Shoshone pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone) collected in Shoshone, California.

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Shoshone pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone) collected in Shoshone, California.

This fish was considered extinct at one point, but was rediscovered at the source of a spring in the town of Shoshone, California, in 1986.

This species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A shoshone pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone) collected in Shoshone, California.

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A shoshone pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone) collected in Shoshone, California.

This fish was considered extinct at one point, but was rediscovered at the source of a spring in the town of Shoshone, California, in 1986.

This species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

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Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

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Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

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Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

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Critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

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Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV.

Photo: Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN's red list.

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Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

Photo: Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN's red list.

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Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

Photo: Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN's red list.

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Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

Photo: Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN's red list.

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Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

Photo: Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN's red list.

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Warm Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis) at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Pahrump, NV. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

Photo: Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) at the North Carolina Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

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Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) at the North Carolina Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

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Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

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Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

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Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

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Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), a federally endangered fish at the North Carolina Zoo.

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