Scientific Name
Fundulus grandis

Common Name
Gulf killifish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Small pearly spots on side (Ref. 26938).

Classification

Classified By

Baird & Girard, 1853

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)

Family

Topminnows and killifishes (Fundulidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida to Key West in USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

22 °C

Water Temperature To

26 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; ; pH range: 8.9 - ? ; dH range: 17 - ? benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

3.01 s.e. 0.45 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

18.0 cm

Common Length

10.4 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated