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| Fundulus luciae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Fundulus |
| Species: | F. luciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Fundulus luciae (S. F. Baird, 1855)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hydrargyra luciae (Baird 1855) | |
Fundulus luciae, the spotfin killifish, is a member of the genus Fundulus. This hardy fish is notable for spending its entire life in sporadically flooded salt marsh habitat, sheltering in shallow pools, puddles, and small tidal rivulets.[2] It closely resembles the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) in shape and coloration, but the two species can be distinguished by dorsal fin ray count: 8–9 in the spotfin versus 11–12 in the mummichog.[3] Additionally, the dorsal fin of F. luciae originates farther back, and slightly behind the anal fin origin; in the mummichog, the dorsal fin begins anteriorly to the anal fin origin.[4] The spotfin killifish is named for the pronounced ocellus found on the posterior dorsal fin of adult males. It is a small fish, seldom attaining 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in total length.[5] Its distribution extends along the U.S. east coast from Massachusetts[6] to Georgia.[7]
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Fundulus luciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T190476A18229371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T190476A18229371.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Byrne, DM. (1978). "Life history of the spotfin killifish, Fundulus luciae (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae), in Fox Creek Marsh, Virginia". Estuaries. 1 (4): 211–227. doi:10.2307/1351523. JSTOR 1351523. S2CID 86633439.
- ^ Murdy, EO. Birdsong, RS. Musick, JA. (1997). Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wiley, EO. Ghedotti, MJ. Ed, Carpenter, KE. (2002). "Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae. Two family accounts" (PDF). United Nations FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes, The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Able, KW. (1990). "Life history patterns of New Jersey salt marsh killifishes". Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science. 35 (2): 23–30.
- ^ Stallsmith, B. (1999). "A report to determine the range of spotfin killifish, Fundulus luciae, in the coastal marshes of Bristol County, Cape Cod, Nantucket, the Elizabeth Island and Martha's Vineyard". The Nature Conservancy and Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program.
- ^ Jorgenson, SC. (1969). "A Georgia record for the Cyprinodontoid fish, Fundulus luciae". Chesapeake Science. 10 (1): 65. doi:10.2307/1351216. JSTOR 1351216.