Diamond killifish
(Fundulus xenicus)

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Classification

Species: Fundulus xenicus
Genus: Fundulus - Topminnows
Family: Fundulidae - North American killifishes
Order: Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Diamond killifish
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Subtropical
Native to coast of: North America
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico

The diamond killifish (Fundulus xenicus) is a species of North American killifish found in salt marshes, hypersaline flats and mangrove along the Gulf Coast of the United States.

 This species grows to a length of 6 cm (2.4 in).

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