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The word killifish is of uncertain origin, but is likely to have come from the Dutch kil for a kill (small stream). [4] Although killifish is sometimes used as an English equivalent to the taxonomical term Cyprinodontidae, this is only one of several families that are referred to as Killifish. Cyprinodontidae more specifically refers to the ...
Chologaster cornuta, commonly named swampfish, ricefish, or riceditch killifish, is a freshwater fish of the family Amblyopsidae. It is the only living species of the genus Chologaster . It only lives in US rivers in the Atlantic Coastal Plain drainages, from southeast Virginia to central Georgia .
Fundulus zebrinus is a species of fish in the Fundulidae known by the common name plains killifish. It is native to North America, where it is distributed throughout the Mississippi River , Colorado River , and Rio Grande drainages, and other river systems; many of its occurrences represent introduced populations.
Fundulus luciae, the spotfin killifish, is a member of the genus Fundulus. This hardy fish is notable for spending its entire life in sporadically flooded salt marsh habitat, sheltering in shallow pools, puddles, and small tidal rivulets. [ 2 ]
Also known as Atlantic killifish, mummies, gudgeons, and mud minnows, these fish inhabit brackish and coastal waters including estuaries and salt marshes. The species is noted for its hardiness and ability to tolerate highly variable salinity , temperature fluctuations from 6 to 35 °C (43 to 95 °F), very low oxygen levels (down to 1 mg/L ...
The bayou killifish is a non-seasonal killifish, meaning that it is non-migratory, and thus occupies the same territories within the Western Atlantic waters of both Americas year round. [5] Most populations of bayou killifish can be found in the temperate coastal waters of the Atlantic coast of North America, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. [3]
The diet consists of a variety of both benthic and planktonic invertebrates, anything from snails to crustaceans to insects, often found by foraging through areas of vegetation flooded by high tides. This species and the Baja California killifish F. lima are the only members of Fundulus on the west coast of the continent, and are distinct from ...
The mangrove rivulus or mangrove killifish, Kryptolebias marmoratus (syn. Rivulus marmoratus), [2] [3] is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae.It lives in brackish and marine waters (less frequently in fresh water) along the coasts of Florida, through the Antilles, and along the eastern and northern Atlantic coasts of Mexico, Central America and South America (south to Brazil).