Fundulus majalis, Striped killifish : fisheries, aquarium

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Fundulus majalis (Walbaum, 1792)

Striped killifish
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> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Etymology: Fundulus: Latin, fundus = bottom; a peculiar name for a topminnow, coined for a bottom species of Atlantic coast being "the abode of the fundulus mudfish" (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range Ecologie

marien; brak water benthopelagisch; standvastig; diepte 0 - 1 m. Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 44°N - 25°N, 95°W - 67°W

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Western Atlantic: New Hampshire to northeastern Florida in USA; also in northern Gulf of Mexico.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7251)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 14 - 15. Males have 15-20 dark bars on side; females have 2-3 longitudinal stripes (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Inhabits bays, estuaries and coastal marshes (Ref. 5723). Feeds on worms, small crustaceans, mollusks and insects (Ref. 93252). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

May spawn several broods of eggs in a single season (Ref. 38947).

Hoofdreferentie Upload uw referenties | Referenties | Coördinator : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Medewerkers

Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.7 - 24.9, mean 23.6 °C (based on 236 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00286 - 0.01836), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 75.7 [35.9, 169.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.373 [0.189, 0.720] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.9, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.35 [0.15, 0.85] g/100g; Selenium = 5.26 [1.87, 13.59] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.1 [7.9, 106.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.11 [0.70, 1.70] mg/100g (wet weight);