Who downvotes fish? Look at these little guys!
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The fish had it coming. They are too exclusive. Need to open up and get better PR
I’ve been to the devils hole! Stuck my finger in the fence surrounding it. They have it enclosed now (for good reason) and there is a bridge that overlooks the cave structure that they live in. The road to get to it is a ton of fun if you have a Baja/offroad vehicle. There’s also one of the wildest park/land buildings I’ve been too which was a super modern building with great AC (necessary) while being in the middle of nowhere and with no paved roads or even paved parking. Just dirt surrounding it. Try to go in the winter/ earrrrrllllyyyy spring months as they’re just outside of death valley and it was already too damn hot in late March.
A bunch of the related Death Valley pupfish (Cyprinodon salinus) I saw at Salt Creek in 2019 :) 
They live in temperatures over 90°F / 32°C on this little rock shelf near the surface. Their numbers have dropped as low as 35 in the past, but last I heard they're doing relatively well. Amazing little guys. Highly recommend coming out to see them - and their cousins in Death Valley, of course!