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Fundulus luciae (Baird, 1855)

Spotfin killifish
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Spotfin killifish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Etymology: Fundulus: Latin, fundus = bottom; a peculiar name for a topminnow, coined for a bottom species of Atlantic coast being "the abode of the fundulus mudfish" (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Baird.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο βενθοπελαγικό; μη μεταναστευτικό(ά).   Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 43°N - 33°N

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to North Carolina in USA.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 27139); common length : 2.8 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 12193)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Inhabits salt marshes. 4 cm max TL (Ref. 7251). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Omnivorous and feed on detritus, diatoms and a variety of small crustaceans, insects and worms (Ref. 93252).

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Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Συνεργάτες

Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 February 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); Ενυδρείο: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00267 - 0.01297), b=3.15 (2.96 - 3.34), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.