Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva)

Scientific name: Lucania parva Baird & Girard, 1855

The Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva) is a freshwater fish of the family Fundulidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 10–25°C (50–77°F).

Rainwater killifish care at a glance

Scientific name: Lucania parva
Family: Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Order: Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 5.0
Common length: 3.7
Environment: Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts and northern Gulf of Mexico to Florida Keys in USA and northeastern Mexico. Ascends Rio Grande and Pecos River in Texas and New Mexico in USA.
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.)