Lover's Lake killifish (Fundulus relictus)

Species facts

Scientific name

Fundulus relictus

Family

Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)

Order

Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

9.7

Common length

5.1

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory

Climate

Subtropical

Distribution

North America: endemic to Bermuda. Fundulus relictus is believed to be a descendant of the Fundulus heteroclitus - F. grandis species group originating from populations on the east coast of North America. It is presently believed that none of the killifish ponds in Bermuda contain mixed populations of Fundulus bermudae and F. relictus.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)