In the wild, it is confined to the water above a limestone shelf 4 metres long and 2 wide in the Devils Hole, a curious desert pond in Nevada, near Death Valley.

野生魔鬼洞鳉的生存水域限于长4米，宽2米的魔鬼洞石灰岩上层。这个小巧的沙漠池塘位于死亡谷不远处的内华达州。