Plains killifish

The Plains killifish lives in the benthopelagic, non-migratory, freshwater, brackish, pH range: 7.0 environment.

The plains killifish, Fundulus zebrinus, is not native to Utah, but it has become established in several areas of the Colorado River drainage, in eastern Utah. The species also currently occurs in Juab and Millard Counties, in central and western Utah. More

General DescriptionThe plains killifish has probably been introduced into Montana's eastern drainage. This fish has an unusual appearance for a Montana fish because it bears vertical stripes. It typically inhabits small, low-gradient streams and spawns in the spring by broadcasting its eggs. More

Plains killifish; Killifish; Bluefin killifish; Rainwater killifish; Bayou killifish; Striped killifish; California killifish; Swordfin killifish; Spotted killifish; Turquoise killifish; Togo killifish; Ceylon killifish; Least killifish; Vereda killifish; Scaleless killifish; Tanganyika killifish; Banded killifish; Goldspotted killifish; Gulf killifish; Longnose killifish; More

kansae (northern plains killifish): Dorsal fin long and rounded; pectoral and pelvic fins ovate, pectorals much larger than pelvics; anal fin elongate, sharply angulate; caudal fin truncate (Sublette et al. 1990). More

Monitoring of Plains Topminnow and Plains Killifish for prairie aquatic environments BACKGROUND: Aquatic environments on the Pawnee National Grassland occur in small isolated pockets. More

Common names

northern plains killifish in English
plains killifish in English
Vyökilli in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Zebrafundulus in German (Deutsch)
平原底鮰 in Chinese (中文)
平原底鮰 in Mandarin Chinese
斑馬底鮰 in Mandarin Chinese
斑马底鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

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