| 单词 | pupfish |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspupfish pupfish n. any of various small killifishes of the genus Cyprinodon (family Cyprinodontidae), found mainly in fresh or brackish water in the deserts and plateaux of south-western U.S. and northern Mexico (where some kinds are confined to one or two pools), and in coastal regions around the Caribbean. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Cyprinodontidae > member of genus Cyprinodon (pupfish) pupfish1953 1953 Ecology 34 559/1 Desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius. 1976 P. B. Moyle Inland Fishes Calif. 251 Even the isolated and harmless pupfishes are being threatened by man's activities. 1994 Copeia 100 Female pupfish spawn almost daily with many males over several months. 2000 B. A. Stein et al. Precious Heritage vi. 198 A little blue fish called the Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)..has the smallest range of any known vertebrate species, a 70-by-10-foot pool. < as lemmas |
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