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Question: What is the hottest freshwater fish in the world?
Answer: The Julimes pupfish lives in a small hot spring called El Pandeño near Julimes, Chihuahua, Mexico. This fish lives in water hitting temperatures of up to 114 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the only freshwater fish to survive in that kind of heat. The species sports a large head relative to its body to accommodate a large set of gills for survival. Habitat loss has forced the fish to occupy a body of water covering only 3,200 square feet in surface space and measuring fewer than three feet deep. WWF and our partners helped identify and protect the endemic and critically endangered Julimes pupfish, conserve its habitat at El Pandeño Spring, and ensure its ongoing protection by establishing the Amigos del Pandeño, an association of local farmers, as the legal custodian of the land.
(Source: World Wildlife Organization, 16 Mar 2021)
Source Link: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/funky-freshwater-fish