LEON SPRINGS
PUPFISH
LOCATION:
PECOS COUNTY, TEXAS
FOUND IN NATURAL SPRINGS, POOLS AND PONDS
LIFE CYCLE:
REPRODUCTIVE AGE:3-4 MONTHS
ADULT SIZE:
2 INCHES WIDE 2 GRAMS IN WEIGHT
AVERAGE LIFESPAN:
20-23 MONTHS
CYPRINODON
BOVINUS
THREATS TO HABITAT:
HABITAT LOSS FROM DECLINING SPRINGFLOWS AND REDUCED SURFACE
WATERS
INTRODUCED SPECIES: COMPETITION WITH NON-NATIVE FISH SPECIES
HYBRIDIZATION: INTERBREEDING WITH INTRODUCED FISH SPECIES
POLLUTION: POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION FROM NEARBY OIL AND GAS FIELDS
STATUS:
ENDANGERED