Biology:Lucania (fish)
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Lucania | |
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| Rainwater killifish (L. parva) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Lucania Girard, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Limia venusta Girard, 1858[1]
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Lucania is a genus of North American ray-finned killifishes in the family Fundulidae. The genus can be found in northeastern Mexico and the southeastern and eastern parts of the United States , with L. parva ranging as far north as Massachusetts . They are mostly found in fresh water, although L. parva also is frequent in coastal brackish water. They are sometimes held in aquariums.[2][3][4]
They are small, up to 6.2 cm (2.4 in) in total length.[5]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[5]
- Lucania goodei D. S. Jordan, 1880 (Bluefin killifish)
- Lucania interioris C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1965 (Cuatrocienegas killifish)
- Lucania parva (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1855) (Rainwater killifish)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Lucania". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=2590.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lucania goodei" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lucania interioris" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lucania parva" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lucania in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q664850 entry
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