Fundulus
stellifer
(Jordan, 1877)
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Family:
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Fundulidae
(Topminnows and killifishes)
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Order:
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Cyprinodontiformes
(rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Southern studfish |
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Max. size:
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18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater
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Climate: |
temperate; 35°N - 31°N |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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North America: Alabama (except Tallapoosa River system) and upper Chattahoochee River drainages in Georgia, Alabama and southeastern Tennessee, USA. Occurrence in Chickamauga Creek in Tennessee River drainage, northwestern Georgia is based on one record.
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Biology: |
Inhabits margins, pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers. Most commonly found in shallow sandy backwaters of clean rocky creeks. 12 cm max TL (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Costa, Wilson J.E.M.
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