Fundulus bifax Cashner & Rogers, 1988
Stippled studfish
photo by Welsh, D.P.

Family:  Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Max. size:  12 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  North America: Tallapoosa River system in Georgia and Alabama, USA; and Sofkahatchee Creek (lower Coosa River system) in Alabama.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits margins, pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers. Most commonly found in shallow sandy backwaters of clean rocky creeks. 12 cm max TL (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 27 January 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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