White River springfish

White River springfish

White river springfish

Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Crenichthys baileyi
Length
9
4
cminch
cm inch 

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 United States, where it is endemic to isolated warm springs in the White River drainage of eastern Nevada.

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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.

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Animal name origin

The genus name is a compound of creno meaning "spring", a reference to the desert springs this species occurs in, and ichthys which is Greek for "fish". The specific name honours the American ethnologist and naturalist Vernon Orlando Bailey (1864-1942), who co-collected the type along with C. Hart Merriam.

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References

1. White River springfish Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_River_springfish
2. White River springfish on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5515/15362603

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