The Seminole killifish (Fundulus seminolis) is a fish of the genus Fundulus, endemic to the U.S. state of Florida.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Fundulus |
| Species: | F. seminolis
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| Binomial name | |
| Fundulus seminolis Girard, 1859
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Geographic distribution edit
The Seminole killifish ranges throughout much of peninsular Florida from the St. Johns and New river drainages south to the Everglades.[2]
Biology edit
The Seminole killifish occurs in the open areas of lakes and quiet pools in streams. The juveniles are usually encountered in schools in the vicinity vegetation.[3]
Taxonomy and name edit
Fundulus seminolis was described by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1859 with the type locality given as Palatka in eastern Florida.[4] The specific name probably alludes to the Seminole people who are indigenous to southern Florida where this species is endemic.[5]
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References edit
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- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Fundulus seminolis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T184078A18231097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T184078A18231097.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780547242064.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Fundulus seminolis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Fundulus seminolis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 April 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 September 2019.