Talk:Devils Hole pupfish/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 00:21, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Sorry for the wait. Reading now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 00:21, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

• Is there a way to link pupfish? I, as a non-native speaker, was wondering what "pupfish" actually means. Edit: Ah now I see, it is the family Cyprinodontidae. Maybe just add that it belongs to "Cypriodontidae, the pupfish family" or similar to the lead.
  • added to the lead
• in Devils Hole, a geological formation in the US state of Nevada – Is it really a Geological formation in that sense? There seems to be a "Devils Hole Formation" but that seems to be located in Colorado.
  • rephrased
• You do a great job of explaining technical terms. Maybe gloss "fecundity" as well?
  • done
• It is at an elevation of 730 m (2,400 ft) above sea level – this refers to the river but should it refer to devils hole instead?
  • Thanks, phrasing unclear with an ambiguous "it". I meant Devils Hole but it reads like the river. Rephrased.
• Research indicates that the annual fluctuates in response to – word missing? The annual … what?
  • thanks
• suggest to also link "Seiche" in the image caption
  • done
• eggs are only removed at times of the year when it unlikely - when it "is" unlikely?
  • done
• Overall, the article sometimes is a bit repetitive, some info is given more than once. Just a problem at all for reaching GA though.

• Great work overall, there is not much to complain! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 23:14, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

• Jens Lallensack thanks for taking on the review! I've addressed your first round of comments. Would be happy to parse down on some of the repetitive content if you'd point it out. Enwebb (talk) 05:32, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

You're welcome (and sorry for the delay again). As for the repetitions, I think I noticed it most with the drop in water level, which is discussed at several places (and "groundwater depletion" is linked twice in the body). It is discussed in the "Habitat", "Threats", "Status designations and legal actions", and "in the wild" sections. Not sure if this is too bad though, as it also makes the individual sections more independent from each other (great for readers that do not want to read the whole article). Congrats for the new GA! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:52, 8 December 2019 (UTC)