Fundulus waccamensis
Waccamaw Killifish
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G1
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Fundulus
Fundulus waccamensis (Waccamaw Killifish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County in North Carolina, USA. Recently found in Phelps Lake in Washington County, North Carolina where probably introduced through its use as fishing bait.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occur over sand in lakes, near and away from shoreline. Often found near vegetation. Swim a few inches below surface (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish. Easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Max length: 10.0 cm TL; common length: 6.5 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU), assessed 2012-02-02. Resilience: High (tm<1).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl (1985) Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
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.
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.
Shute, P.W., D.G. Lindquist and J.R. Shute (1983) Breeding behavior and early life history of the waccamaw killifish, Fundulus waccamensis. Environ. Biol. Fishes 8(3-4):293-300.
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