Cyprinodon alvarezi

Genus: Cyprinodon
Species: alvarezi

Location Pages

• El Potosi, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (1 species) — Country guess: Mexico HIGH
• 1980 (1 species) — Country guess: Mexico HIGH
• El Potosi 1982 (1 species) — Country guess: Mexico HIGH
• El Potosi (CI RG2) (1 species) — Country guess: Ivory Coast HIGH
• El Potosi (CI RG3) (1 species) — Country guess: Ivory Coast HIGH

Country Guess (from Location Codes)

• Mexico HIGH

Links to fishbase.org species profiles

• FishBase profile for Cyprinodon alvarezi — https://www.fishbase.org/summary/6246

IUCN Red List Conservation Status

• Status — IUCN - EW Extinct in the Wild (EW)
• Updated — 2018
• IUCN page — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6144/3104750
• Attribution — Valdes Gonzales, A. 2019. Cyprinodon alvarezi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [Version 2025-2].

Related Articles

• 65 General Articles on Fishkeeping, with an Emphasis on Killifish (2001-2005)
• 14 Articles on Conservation and Species Maintenance — 1996-2005
• Conservation and Species Maintenance – Keeping Populations Pure – by Roger Langton. Why it’s important to maintain the purity of strains.
• Conservation and Species Maintenance – Is There a Place for the Hobbyist In Captive Breeding Programs? – species maintenance and the individual killikeeper/breeder.
• Conservation and Species Maintenance – Genetic Diversity in Captive Breeding – by Dr. Harry Specht. How to maintain genetic diversity in fairly small breeding populations.

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