Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes) |
6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years |
benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 6.80000019073486; dH range: 15, non-migratory |
North America: throughout Florida, except in panhandle only as far west as Choctawhatchee River drainage; sporadically along Atlantic Coast as far north as central South Carolina (where possibly introduced); southeastern Alabama in Chipola River drainage. |
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Inhabits vegetated sloughs, ponds, lakes, and pools and backwaters of streams. Often common near springs. Usually swims well below surface of water (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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