These are young pupfish, and apparently will turn blue later in the season.
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The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
2017 California Academy of Sciences
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The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
2017 California Academy of Sciences
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The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
2017 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
2017 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
2017 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
2017 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
2017 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
The Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus), also known as Salt Creek pupfish, is found in Death Valley National Park.
Here is a clip of Salt Creek Pupfish swimming around and mating in Death Valley, California. Video taken be Casey Dunn, and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license. Visit CreatureCast.org for stories, videos, photos, drawings, and animations about the unexpected world of animals.