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Floridichthys polyommus

Ocellated Killifish
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) Floridichthys Floridichthys polyommus (Ocellated Killifish)

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: fusiform / normal.

Distribution

North and Central America: Coastal habitats of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. benthopelagic.

Biology

Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Max length: 19.5 cm SL; max weight: 213 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders; parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-06-22.

References

Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Costa, W.J.E.M. (2003) Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). p. 549-554. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Vega-Cendejas, M.E., M.H. de Santillana and D. Arceo (2012) Length-weight relationships for selected fish species from a coastal lagoon influenced by freshwater seeps: Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 28:140-142. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01875.x

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