Rick Ross released Emotion.
The desert pupfish -LRB- Cyprinodon macularius -RRB- is a rare species of bony fish in the family Cyprinodontidae .. Cyprinodontidae. Cyprinodontidae. Cyprinodon. Cyprinodon. bony fish. teleost. It is a small fish , typically less than 7.62 cm -LRB- 3 in -RRB- in length .. Males are generally larger than females , and have bright-blue coloration , while females and juveniles are silvery or tan .. A notable attribute of the desert pupfish is their ability to survive in environments of extreme salinity , pH , and temperature , and low oxygen content .. salinity. salinity. temperature. temperature. oxygen content. water oxygenation. The desert pupfish mates in a characteristic fashion , wherein compatible males and females will contact each other , form an s-shape , and jerk .. Each jerk typically produces a single egg that is fertilized by the male and deposited in his territory .. Breeding behavior includes aggressive arena-breeding and more docile consort-pair breeding .. arena-breeding. lekking. The desert pupfish is a federally listed endangered species in the United States .. endangered species. endangered species. United States. United States. The desert pupfish was once a common fish , but it is now extirpated from most of its historical natural range .. extirpated. local extinction. The decrease in population has been a trend since the early 1900s due to habitat destruction and fragmentation .. It has been , and continues to be , preyed upon and displaced by non-native fishes , such as tilapia .. non-native fishes. introduced species. tilapia. tilapia. Presently , the only remaining natural populations of the desert pupfish are located at a few sites in the Salton Sea drainage in California , and the Colorado River Delta in Baja California and Sonora , Mexico .. Salton Sea. Salton Sea. California. California. Colorado River. Colorado River. Delta. River Delta. Baja California. Baja California. The historic range of the desert pupfish included the lower Gila River basin in Arizona and Sonora , Mexico .. Gila River. Gila River. basin. drainage basin. Arizona. Arizona. It inhabited the Gila , Santa Cruz , San Pedro , and Salt Rivers as well as the lower Colorado River from around Needles , California , to the Gulf of California .. California. California. Colorado River. Colorado River. Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz River ( Arizona ). San Pedro. San Pedro River ( Arizona ). Gulf of California. Gulf of California