Banded killifish
(Fundulus diaphanus)
General data
Scientific names:
Banded killifish
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climates:
Temperate, Continental
Native:
North America
Distribution:
Potomac, Connecticut River, Savannah river, Pee Dee river, Sacramento River, Columbia, St. Lawrence River, Mississippi, Hudson River
The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae.
Its natural geographic range extends from Newfoundland to South Carolina, and west to Minnesota, including the Great Lakes drainages.
This species is the only freshwater killifish found in the northeastern United States.
While it is primarily a freshwater species, it can occasionally be found in brackish water.
