Hispaniola pupfish explained

The Hispaniola pupfish (Cyprinodon bondi) is a fish endemic to the lakes of Etang Saumâtre and Lake Enriquillo on the island of Hispaniola, in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Taxonomic history

George S. Myers wrote its species description in 1935. Its holotype was deposited at the National Museum of Natural History. The type locality of the fish is Étang Saumâtre, Haiti. Myers named this species after R. M. Bond, who collected the specimens Myers used for his description.

Description

The adults' total length is up to 82mm; this is large for the genus Cyprinodon. Its standard length is up to 62mm.

Distribution

The fish's holotype and paratypes were all collected in Étang Saumâtre, Haiti. Michael Leonard Smith writes this species is endemic to this lake, on the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic; some specimens collected from Lago Enriquillo had been identified as being C. bondi, but Smith argues that this identification was mistaken.

Further reading

• Book: Burgess. G. H.. Lee. D. S.. Platania. S. P.. Burgess. G. H.. Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes: 1983 Supplement. 1983. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. Raleigh. 52. Cyprinodon bondi Myers. North Carolina Biological Survey Contribution. 1983-6.
• Book: Costa, Wilson J. E. M.. Family Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). Reis. Roberto E.. Kullander. Sven O.. Ferraris. Carl J. Jr.. Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. https://books.google.com/books?id=9tiDHrzxf9QC&pg=PA549. 2003. EDIPUCRS. Porto Alegre. 978-85-7430-361-1. 549–550.
• Richards. Emilie J.. Martin. Christopher H.. Adaptive introgression from distant Caribbean islands contributed to the diversification of a microendemic adaptive radiation of trophic specialist pupfishes. PLOS Genetics. 2017. 13. 8. e1006919. 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006919. 28796803. 5552031 . free .