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Scientific Name Empetrichthys latos  Miller, 1948
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Type Locality Main spring pool on Manse Ranch, Pahrump Valley, Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A.
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North America: restricted to three springs in Pahrump Valley, Nye County in Nevada, USA where it was the only native fish. Now exists only outside Pahrump Valley, where it was transplanted to prevent its extinction.
IUCN Red List Category Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 68, pp 101, Pls. 10 (fig. 2), 11 (bottom)
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Last Update 2017 Mar 29 23:18 (species record created: 2011 Apr 16 06:12)