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Fundulus zebrinus (Plains killifish)

Synonyms: Fundulus adinia; Fundulus zebra (heterotypic); Hydrargyra zebra (heterotypic); Plancterus zebrinus
Language: Finnish; German; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Fundulus zebrinus is a species of fish in the Fundulidae known by the common name plains killifish. It is native to North America, where it is distributed throughout the Mississippi River, Colorado River, and Rio Grande drainages, and other river systems; many of its occurrences represent introduced populations. Spawning is associated with water temperature, usually occurring when the temperature exceeds 26°C. Spawning season has been noted to start in April and continue through August.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.937 inches (10 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (gravel-sand)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  250
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Colorado Mexico, United States Nearctic Xeric Freshwaters and Endorheic Basins    
Upper Missouri Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Upland Rivers    

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Arches National Park II 76539 Utah, United States
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area V 36286 Montana, Wyoming, United States
Canyonlands National Park II 335430 Utah, United States
Chickasaw National Recreation Area V 7025 Oklahoma, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Fundulotrema stableri[3]
Gyrodactylus bulbacanthus[3]
Salsuginus thalkeni[3]
Schyzocotyle acheilognathi[3]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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