Julimes Pupfish
The Julimes pupfish (''Cyprinodon julimes'') ( es, Cachorrito de Julimes) is a species of killifish in the family Cyprinodontidae. This pupfish is Endemism, endemic to El Pandeño, a hot spring in Julimes, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Mexico, and it is adapted to life in water that reaches temperatures as high as . Consequently, it has been referred to as the "hottest fish in the world", although the closely related ''Cyprinodon pachycephalus'' can occur in somewhat warmer waters. ''Cyprinodon julimes'' was scientifically described in 2009 as similar to ''Cyprinodon eximius'', but it has a bigger head, nearly one-third of its standard length. Appearance Its body is deep, the dorsal and ventral profile is convex and the lower jaw exceeds the premaxilla. The dorsal fin is placed forward with respect to the pelvic fin.De la Maza-Benignos, M. and L. Vela-Valladares. 2009. “Cyprinodon julimes sp. nov”. Los Peces del Río Conchos (editor: De la Maza-Benignos, M.). Alianza WWF - FGR ...
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Mauricio De La Maza-Benignos
Mauricio de la Maza-Benignos (July 27, 1970 –) is a Mexican conservationist, naturalist and zoologist. He is also a member of Mexico's National System of Researchers. In addition to his work in ichthyology, he is an agronomist and zootechnician, a jurist, an administrator, and an editor. Education He earned his bachelor's degree at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, a Master of Business Administration at The University of Lancaster, a Ph.D. summa cum laude, at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, and studied Law, under a merit scholarship at the TecMilenio University. In 1994 he obtained the “Best students of Mexico Award” by the “National Permanent Committee for the Best Students of Mexico”, and in 2014 he was awarded first place in the “Dr. José Álvarez Del Villar” prize for his doctoral thesis, by the Mexican Ichthyology Society. He developed his doctoral thesis under the direction of Professor and Ichthyologist Ma. de ...
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