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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 author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 6.5 - 6.8; dH range: ? - 15; non migrateur. Subtropical; 12°C - 22°C (Ref. 1672); 34°N - 25°N
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.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27139); common length : 2.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); âge max. reporté: 2.00 années (Ref. 12193)
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Produces up to 200 eggs.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00405 - 0.01297), b=3.03 (2.87 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (tmax=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).