Banded Killifish
Fundulus diaphanus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,828
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae. Its natural geographic range extends from Newfoundland to South Carolina, and west to Minnesota, including the Great Lakes drainages. This species is the only freshwater killifish found in the northeastern United States.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Banded killifish”.