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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Speckled killifish

Fundulus rathbuni Jordan & Meek, 1889
Max Length
8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Typical Length
6 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults occur usually over sand or mud in backwaters and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers. 9.6 cm max TL . Migratory behaviour is undetermined . Not a seasonal killifish .

Scientific Name
Fundulus rathbuni
Authority
Jordan & Meek, 1889
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Speckled killifish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Speckled killifish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 37°N - 35°N North America: Dan (Roanoke), Neuse, Cape Fear, Peedee and Catawba (Santee) River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.2

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00724 × L3.17 (TL)
Max TL
8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Meek, 1889

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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