The pupfish has such low diversity and population size it probably will not persist very long into the future. Because of this Reed and Stockwell do not believe that this is a good reason for protecting species with small populations. One idea mentioned in the paper is that Native Americans in the area may have put the pupfish into Devils hole, It was noted that they may have been a food source for some, this seems strange since the fish are very small.(Sada & Vinyard, 2002) The conclusion here is that the pupfish is not a case of unusual isolated persistence, although it is noteworthy that they have persisted this
The pupfish has such low diversity and population size it probably will not persist very long into the future. Because of this Reed and Stockwell do not believe that this is a good reason for protecting species with small populations. One idea mentioned in the paper is that Native Americans in the area may have put the pupfish into Devils hole, It was noted that they may have been a food source for some, this seems strange since the fish are very small.(Sada & Vinyard, 2002) The conclusion here is that the pupfish is not a case of unusual isolated persistence, although it is noteworthy that they have persisted this