Lucania goodei Jordan, 1880
Bluefin killifish
Lucania goodei
photo by Terceira, A.C.

 Family:  Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
 Max. size:  6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years
 Environment:  benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 6.80000019073486; dH range: 15, non-migratory
 Distribution:  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.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  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).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 31.08.98
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 28.05.94

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