Before the mid-1990s, scientists counted between 200 and 250 Devils Hole pupfish each spring. But over the course of about 20 years, the fish’s population count dropped to an average of about 90 ...

Devils Hole pupfish also live in the smallest habitat of any vertebrate species on Earth. The water is about 93 degrees Fahrenheit all year, has scarce food resources, and oxygen levels that would ...

Before the mid-1990s, scientists counted between 200 and 250 Devils Hole pupfish each spring. But over the course of about 20 years, the fish's population count dropped to an average of about 90 ...

The water is about 93 degrees Fahrenheit all year, has scarce food resources, and oxygen levels that would kill other fish. A 2022 study found that the Devils Hole pupfish is also one of Earth’s ...

But for the Devils Hole pupfish, a critically endangered species found only in a deep limestone cave in Death Valley, an earthquake signals that it's time to do something a bit more intimate.

The seismic event, known as a seiche, caused 2-foot-high waves in the pool, which is the only natural habitat for the critically endangered Devils Hole Pupfish ... unhatched fish eggs on the ...

The Devil’s Hole pupfish lives in a single water-filled cavern in Nevada, making it one of the rarest fish in the world. In fact, with fewer than 200 individuals left, they are critically endangered!

The rare waves disrupted ... The highly endangered Devils Hole pupfish have previously survived seiches, most recently in 2018, 2019, and 2022, NPS said. The fish compensate by increasing spawning ...