Bluefin killifish
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit vegetated sloughs, ponds, lakes, and pools and backwaters of streams. Often common near springs. They usually swim well below surface of water . Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Bluefin killifish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bluefin killifish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Produces up to 200 eggs.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 6.8; dH range: ? - 15; non-migratory . Subtropical; 12°C - 22°C ; 34°N - 25°N North America: throughout Florida, except in panhandle only as far west as Choctawhatchee River drainage; sporadically along Atlantic Coast as far north as central South Carolina (where possibly introduced); southeastern Alabama in Chipola River drainage.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Bluefin killifish is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Bluefin killifish is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Bluefin killifish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (generic fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
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🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 32 records indexed .
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