Lucania (genus)
| Lucania | |
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| Rainwater killifish (L. parva) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Lucania Girard, 1859 |
| Species | |
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Lucania is a genus of North American ray-finned killifishes in the family Fundulidae. It can be found in northeastern Mexico and the southeastern and eastern parts of the United States. The size of adult specimens range from 2.9 to 6.0 centimetres (1.1 to 2.4 inches). All species are oviparous and live in fresh water. They can be held in aquariums, but some of the species are difficult to maintain and breed in captivity.[1][2][3]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Lucania goodei D. S. Jordan, 1880 (Bluefin killifish)[2]
- Lucania interioris C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1965 (Cuatrocienegas killifish)[2]
- Lucania parva (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855) (Rainwater killifish)[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lucania goodei" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lucania interioris" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lucania parva" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Lucania in FishBase. August 2012 version.