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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Etymology: Lucania: Taken from the Italian province of Lucania, near tarento (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Baird & Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro pelagic-neritic; amfidromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 2 m. Subtropical; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 43°N - 17°N, 98°W - 69°W
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts and northern Gulf of Mexico to Florida Keys in USA and northeastern Mexico. Ascends Rio Grande and Pecos River in Texas and New Mexico in USA (Ref. 5723).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 2.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 37039); common length : 3.7 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12193)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 12.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits vegetated quiet water and usually swims several inches below surface of water. 7 cm max TL (Ref. 5723). Feeds on larval crustaceans (mainly cyclopoid and harpacticoid copepods), mosquito larvae, small worms, and mollusks (Ref. 79012). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 12.7 - 26.7, mean 23.7 °C (based on 167 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00616 - 0.02345), b=3.15 (2.98 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 407 [194, 1,040] mg/100g; Iron = 2.72 [1.33, 5.23] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.5, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.458 [0.204, 1.045] g/100g; Selenium = 8.46 [3.41, 21.28] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.6 [6.4, 81.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.32 [1.44, 3.65] mg/100g (wet weight);
