Ash Meadows killifish
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The Ash Meadows killifish (Empetrichthys merriami) was first documented by Gilbert (1893) and historically occupied numerous springs near Ash Meadows, Nye County, Nevada
. This species was last seen in 1948 and is believed to have gone extinct in the early 1950s, likely as a result of habitat alteration, and competition with and predation by, introduced nonnative crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), black mollies (Mollienesia sphenops), and bullfrogs (Rana catesbiana) .
The common name of the genus Empetrichthys has since been changed from killifish to poolfish (Robins et al. 1991).
Nye County, Nevada
-National protected areas:* Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Death Valley National Park * Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest * Spring Mountains National Recreation Area -Demographics:...
. This species was last seen in 1948 and is believed to have gone extinct in the early 1950s, likely as a result of habitat alteration, and competition with and predation by, introduced nonnative crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), black mollies (Mollienesia sphenops), and bullfrogs (Rana catesbiana) .
The common name of the genus Empetrichthys has since been changed from killifish to poolfish (Robins et al. 1991).