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Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva) fish species and information / pictures of Rainwater killifish - Lucania parva
Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva) fish species information
Scientific Name
Lucania parva
Common Name
Rainwater killifish
Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12
Classification
Classified By
Baird & Girard, 1855
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)
Family
Topminnows and killifishes (Fundulidae)
Distribution
Region
Western Atlantic
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 (Ref. 5723).
Range
42°N - 26°N
Environment
Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
10
°C
Water Temperature To
25
°C
Depth From - meters
Unknown
m
Depth To - meters
Unknown
m
Zone
pelagic-neritic
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243)
Trophic Level
3.06 s.e. 0.37 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
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
5.0
cm
Common Length
3.7
cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.6250 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 (10 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