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Seminole killifish

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Seminole killifish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Species:
F. seminolis
Binomial name
Fundulus seminolis
Girard, 1859

The Seminole killifish (Fundulus seminolis) is a fish of the genus Fundulus, endemic to the U.S. state of Florida.[2]

Geographic distribution

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The Seminole killifish ranges throughout much of peninsular Florida from the St. Johns and New river drainages south to the Everglades.[2]

Biology

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The Seminole killifish occurs in the open areas of lakes and quiet pools in streams. The juveniles are usually encountered in schools in the vicinity vegetation.[3]

Taxonomy and name

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Fundulus seminolis was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859 with the type locality given as Palatka in eastern Florida.[4] The specific name probably alludes to the Seminole people who are indigenous to southern Florida where this species is endemic.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Fundulus seminolis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T184078A18231097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T184078A18231097.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780547242064.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Fundulus seminolis". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Fundulus seminolis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 April 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 September 2019.