Empetrichthys merriami
Empetrichthys merriami Gilbert, 1893
Ash Meadows killifish


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Family:  Goodeidae (Splitfins), subfamily: Empetrichthyinae
Max. size:  9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: formerly in Ash Meadows in Nevada, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Formerly found in warm spring (Ref. 86798). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 29 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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