The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae. Its natural geographic range extends from Newfoundland to South Carolina, and west to Minnesota, including the Great Lakes drainages. This species is the only freshwater killifish found in the northeastern United States. While it is primarily a freshwater species, it can occasionally be found in brackish water.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Banded Killifish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Fundulus kansae
- Fundulus zebrinus
- Fundulus confluentus
- Aphanius fasciatus
- Fundulus pulvereus
- Fundulus similis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Fundulidae
- Genus
- Fundulus
- Species
- Fundulus diaphanus
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