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White River springfish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Crenichthys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Goodeidae

Scientific name
  
Crenichthys baileyi

Higher classification
  
Crenichthys

Order
  
Cyprinodontiformes

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Similar
  
Crenichthys, Empetrichthys latos, Railroad Valley springfish, Empetrichthys, Moapa dace

White river springfish


The White River springfish (Crenichthys baileyi) is a species of fish in the family Goodeidae, the splitfins. It is a rare species of the Great Basin of western North America, where it is endemic to isolated warm springs in the White River drainage of eastern Nevada.

Contents

Each side has two rows of dark blotches. The pelvic fins are entirely absent, while the anal fin is large, with 14 rays. The dorsal fin is set far back on the body, just above the anal fin, and is somewhat smaller than the anal fin, with 11 rays.

Moapa dace and moapa white river springfish foraging


Subspecies

FishBase records five subspecies:

  • Crenichthys baileyi albivallis J. E. Williams & Wilde, 1981 – Preston White River springfish
  • Crenichthys baileyi baileyi (C. H. Gilbert, 1893) – White River springfish
  • Crenichthys baileyi grandis J. E. Williams & Wilde, 1981 – Hiko White River springfish
  • Crenichthys baileyi moapae J. E. Williams & Wilde, 1981 – Moapa White River springfish
  • Crenichthys baileyi thermophilus J. E. Williams & Wilde, 1981 – Mormon White River springfish
  • References

    White River springfish Wikipedia