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The rainwater killifish, (Lucania parva) is a species of fish in the Fundulidae family.[1] Its range is from Massachusetts in the north to Yucatán in the south.
Synonyms
Cyprinodon parvas (Baird and Girard in Baird 1855:345)
Lucania venusta (Evermann, 1899)
General
Rainwater killifish is an amphidromous fish. It can be found in freshwater, brackish, and marine habitats. It usually prefers quiet, vegetated waters, away from the surface area. Maximum length is approximately 7 cm, but it usually grows to about 5 cm.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lucania". FishBase. June 2008 version.
External links
- Information on the species at Zipcodezoo
- Nice article on Rainwater killifish with lots of good references
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