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Bony fish

Bayou Killifish

Fundulus pulvereus

Also known as: Bayou Topminnow, Fundulid Killifish, Fundulus Mudfish, Gulf Killifish, Mudfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
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@Jeremiah · corpus christi bay, United States · April 20191 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, over shallow, brackish, and fresh waters, of bays, bayous, marshes, and swamps.

Popular Aquarium fish that is found in both fresh and marine water habitats.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic
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Found in schools, over shallow, brackish, and fresh waters, of bays, bayous, marshes, and swamps.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCyprinodontiformes
    5. familyFundulidae
    6. genusFundulus
    7. speciesFundulus pulvereus (Evermann, 1892)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

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