Fundulus majalis, Striped killifish : aquarium

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Fundulus majalis (Walbaum, 1792)

Striped killifish
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> 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: Walbaum.

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

marina; brackvatten bentopelagisk; ej vandrande; djupintervall 0 - 1 m. Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 44°N - 25°N, 95°W - 67°W

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Western Atlantic: New Hampshire to northeastern Florida in USA; also in northern Gulf of Mexico.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 14-15. Males have 15-20 dark bars on side; females have 2-3 longitudinal stripes (Ref. 26938).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits bays, estuaries and coastal marshes (Ref. 5723). Feeds on worms, small crustaceans, mollusks and insects (Ref. 93252). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

May spawn several broods of eggs in a single season (Ref. 38947).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Medarbetare

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: 09 January 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.7 - 24.9, mean 23.6 °C (based on 236 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00289 - 0.01819), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 75.7 [35.9, 169.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.373 [0.189, 0.720] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.9, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.35 [0.15, 0.85] g/100g; Selenium = 5.26 [1.87, 13.59] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.1 [7.9, 106.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.11 [0.70, 1.70] mg/100g (wet weight);