Male defending territory
A male of Cyprinodon bifasciatus defending his territory in La Becerra spring, Cuatro Ciénegas valley [Coahuila]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (19-Nov-2005). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Cyprinodontidae

Genus
Cyprinodon


Last updated on:
16-Feb-2013

Cyprinodon bifasciatus Miller, 1968

Twoline pupfish.

Become a subscriber

Unlock the full content of this and all other documents, images, and videos by becoming a subscriber of the Freshwater Fishes of Mexico. Get the best information about Mexican freshwater fish! You can also open the full profile for everyone to see by sponsor this species and support the Freshwater Fishes of Mexico

subscribe login

Original description as Cyprinodon bifasciatus:

ZooBank:C63AF37A-9B98-4668-A4E7-AE4BA2AC12A4.

  • Miller, Robert Rush. 1968. "Two new fishes of the genus Cyprinodon, from the Cuatro Cienegas basin, Coahuila, Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (659):1-15 (ffm00173)

Conservation: Cyprinodon bifasciatus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (1996).