Seminole killifish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Fundulidae |
Genus: | Fundulus |
Species: | F. seminolis
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Binomial name | |
Fundulus seminolis
Girard, 1859
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The Seminole killifish (Fundulus seminolis) is a fish of the genus Fundulus, endemic to the U.S. state of Florida. [2]
The Seminole killifish ranges throughout much of peninsular Florida from the St. Johns and New river drainages south to the Everglades. [2]
The Seminole killifish occurs in the open areas of lakes and quiet pools in streams. The juveniles are usually encountered in schools in the vicinity vegetation. [3]
Fundulus seminolis was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859 with the type locality given as Palatka in eastern Florida. [4] The specific name probably alludes to the Seminole people who are indigenous to southern Florida where this species is endemic. [5]