The checkered pupfish (Cualac tessellatus) is a species of pupfish endemic to San Luis Potosí in Mexico where it is restricted to the Río Verde and associated waters, including the Media Luna lake (all part of the Pánuco River basin). This species grows to a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It is the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Checkered pupfish | |
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| A male captive-bred Cualac tessellatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae |
| Genus: | Cualac Miller, 1956 |
| Species: | C. tessellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cualac tessellatus R. R. Miller, 1956
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References
edit- ^ Valdes Gonzales, A. (2019). "Cualac tessellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5933A3078207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T5933A3078207.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cualac tessellatus". FishBase. August 2012 version.
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