United States (contiguous states) country information
Common names:
Rainwater killifish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality: Beesley's point, New Jersey (Ref. 79012). Fish introduction attributed to ballast-water transport (including attributions to transport in bilge water or other seawater systems) in Oregon and Sna Francisco Bay, California (Ref. 37896); Reported from Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Etymology: Lucania:Taken from the Italian province of Lucania, near tarento (Ref. 45335); parva:Lucania (coined name without meaning); parva meaning small (Ref. 79012). More on authors: Baird & Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology