Pahranagat spinedace

Lepidomeda altivelis (English name: Pahranagat spinedace ) is an extinct North American freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Description

Lepidomeda altivelis reached a length of 3.5 to 6.6 centimeters. This fish was characterized by an extremely oblique mouth, in which the uppermost tip of the lower jaw was about on par. He had a high top dorsal fin, a compressed header and fine scales. The number of lateral scales was between 84 and 95 about his life little is known.

Dissemination

Lepidomeda altivelis was endemic in the source ponds near Ash Springs in Pahranagat Lake near Alamo and in the lower areas of the White River in the Pahranagat Valley, Lincoln County, Nevada.

Extinction

Lepidomeda altivelis was last detected in 1938. A search of the ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs and Robert Rush Miller failed in 1959. Reasons for the extinction of this kind were probably the readjustment by the introduced mosquitofish and habitat changes in the Pahranagat Valley.