page_title: Death Valley pupfish
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Death Valley pupfish / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: The spring-fed pools of upper Salt Creek are the year-round habitat of pupfish.
context_page_description: The Death Valley pupfish, also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is a small species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae found only in Death Valley National Park, California, United States. There are two recognized subspecies: C. s. salinus and C. s. milleri. The Death Valley pupfish is endemic to two small, isolated locations and currently classified as endangered.
context_section_description: The desert pupfish is a small, silvery colored fish with 6-9 dark bands on its sides. It has an average length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in), with a recorded maximum of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).
  The males turn bright blue during mating season, April through October. The pupfish can withstand harsh conditions that would kill other fish: water that is 4 times more saline than the ocean, hot water up to 116 °F (47 °C), and cold water down to 32 °F (0 °C).
caption: The spring-fed pools of upper Salt Creek are the year-round habitat of pupfish
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