Cousins to the well-known guppy, pupfish are not only playful but are also remarkably tolerant of extreme environmental conditions. The desert pupfish is no exception. Dwelling in pools, marshes, ...

After more than a year, the tiny endangered desert pupfish have returned to Ayer Lake at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. The fish were moved out of the lake as crews worked on the dam that creates the lake.

DESCRIPTION: The desert pupfish is a small, silver-colored fish with dark vertical bars on its sides. It has a short, compressed head, an upturned mouth, a thick, chubby body, and rounded fins. Males ...

One of the rarest species on Earth, the Devils Hole pupfish, came close to extinction in recent months, thanks to an earthquake 500 miles from their deep desert cave. Now, worried scientists and ...

Officials with Death Valley National Park say numbers for the Devil’s Hole pupfish are back on the path of recovery after two ...

PHOENIX — Over 450 desert pupfish have been successfully returned to their home in Ayer Lake, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD). The desert ...

The pupfish species, found only in a pool called Devils Hole near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, is protected by the ...

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Travel Nevada Today, various groups work to protect the pupfish including the Desert Fishes Council, a nonprofit that was founded in 1969 in response to ...

After more than a year of waiting, Ayer Lake in Superior is once again home to hundreds of tiny endangered desert pupfish. The Arizona Game and Fish Department released 450 pupfish into the lake ...