| Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes) |
| 6.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m, amphidromous |
| Western Atlantic: Massachusetts and northern Gulf of Mexico to Florida Keys in USA and northeastern Mexico. Ascends Rio Grande and Pecos River in Texas and New Mexico in USA (Ref. 5723). |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12 |
| Inhabits vegetated quiet water and usually swims several inches below surface of water. 7 cm max TL (Ref. 5723). Feeds on larval crustaceans (mainly cyclopoid and harpacticoid copepods), mosquito larvae, small worms, and mollusks (Ref. 79012). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality: Beesley's point, New Jersey (Ref. 79012). Fish introduction attributed to ballast-water transport (including attributions to transport in bilge water or other seawater systems) in Oregon and Sna Francisco Bay, California (Ref. 37896); Reported from Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252). |
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