rainwater killifish

Lucania parva

Fundulid Fish of Mexican Waters

rainwater killifish is known around Western Atlantic as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Lucania
Maximum length: 7 cm
Body shape: fusiform
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 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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