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Leon Springs pupfish
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Leon Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon bovinus) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is endemic to Pecos County, Texas in the United States. It is a federally listed endangered species.[2][3]
The Leon Springs pupfish is found at the shallow edges of spring-fed wetland pools, where it is most frequently observed in areas without vegetation. Its diet consists of diatoms, amphipods, and ostracods.[4]
This fish was first discovered in 1851 at Leon Springs, near Fort Stockton, Texas. Leon Springs was impounded, poisoned, stocked with game fish,[5] and drained, and the fish was considered extinct by 1938. In the 1960s it was rediscovered at Diamond Y Spring a few miles away.[6] It is also found in the Diamond Y Draw, a tributary of the Pecos River.[7]
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