Fundulus similis

The longnose killifish (Fundulus similis) is a marine tropical benthopelagic fish of the genus Fundulus and the family Fundulidae.[2] It is endemic to the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Keys to Tampico in Mexico.[1] It can grow up to 12 centimeters in length. The body is rounded, elongate, and olive to silver colored with dark vertical stripes. It can be distinguished from other killifish by its long snout and a dark spot on last vertical bar.[3] This species requires to be allocated a new binomial as Fundulus similis is preoccupied by a junior synonym of Fundulus majalis, the name having been given to a Gulf of Mexico population of that species.[2]

Fundulus similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Species:
F. similis
Binomial name
Fundulus similis
(Baird and Girard, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
  • Fundulus insularis (Relyea, 1967)
  • Hydrargyra similis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

References
  1. Pezold, F.; Robertson, R.; Collette, B.B.; et al. (2019). "Fundulus similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191314A86338254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191314A86338254.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Fundulus similis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. "Longnose killifish". Texas Marine Species Identification. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
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