Raycraft Ranch killifish

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Raycraft Ranch killifish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Goodeidae Subfamily: Empetrichthyinae Genus: Empetrichthys Species: E. latos Subspecies: E. l. concavus
Trinomial name
Empetrichthys latos concavus Miller, 1948

The Raycraft Ranch killifish or Raycraft poolfish, Empetrichthys latos concavus, was first described in 1948 and was found to be endemic to Raycraft Spring, an isolated spring in Nye County, Nevada. The Raycraft Ranch killifish and the closely related Pahrump Ranch killifish, Empetrichthys latos pahrump, became extinct in the late 1950s as a result of the introduction of carp, Cyprinus spp., and desiccation of the springs from over-pumping of groundwater.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

• "Empetrichthys latos concavus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.