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Fundulus similis (Longnose killifish)

Synonyms: Fundulus insularis; Fundulus similis insularis; Hydrargyra similis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Longnose killifish (Fundulus similis) is a freshwater tropical benthopelagic fish of the Fundulus genus and the Fundulidae family. It is endemic to the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from northern South America to southern North America 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.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States

Ecosystems

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Predators

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ascocotyle chandleri[4]
Tegorhynchus furcatus[4]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Cirtwill, Alyssa R.; Eklöf, Anna (2018), Data from: Feeding environment and other traits shape species' roles in marine food webs, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1mv20r6
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0