Rainwater killifish
Lucania parva
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A killifish from Mexico and the USA, from quiet vegetated waters. It eats small invertebrates. It reaches 7 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Lucania parva
- Family
- Fundulidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Fundulidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprinodon parvus, Limia venusta, Lucania affinis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 10–25 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Planktivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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