California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis)

Scientific name: Fundulus parvipinnis Girard, 1854

California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis)

The California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Fundulidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Morro Bay, California, USA to Bah?a Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 34 - 37. Branchiostegal rays: 5-6.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Fundulus parvipinnis
Family
Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.8
Common length
7.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Morro Bay, California, USA to Bah?a Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.93; tmax=3)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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