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Conchos Pupfish

Cyprinodon eximius

The Julimes pupfish (Cyprinodon julimes) (Spanish: cachorrito de Julimes) is a species of killifish in the family Cyprinodontidae. This pupfish is endemic to El Pandeño, a hot spring in Julimes, Chihuahua, Mexico, and it is adapted to life in water that reaches temperatures as high as 46 °C (114 °F). Consequently, it has been referred to as the "hottest fish in the world", although the closely related Cyprinodon pachycephalus can occur in somewhat warmer waters.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 12Mexico · 5