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Banded Killifish
Fundulus diaphanus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
MummichogFundulus heteroclitus
Striped KillifishFundulus majalis
Eastern MosquitofishGambusia holbrooki
Yellow PerchPerca flavescens
Smallmouth BassMicropterus dolomieu
BluegillLepomis macrochirus
Common LogperchPercina caprodes
Fathead MinnowPimephales promelas
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,102 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 5,543 |
| Ontario | 3,223 |
| New York | 2,445 |
| Maryland | 1,259 |
| Virginia | 1,239 |
| New Jersey | 1,196 |
| Quebec | 1,093 |
| Minnesota | 982 |
| Pennsylvania | 821 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Rivulines, Killifishes, and Livebearers · Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family | Topminnows · Fundulidae |
| Genus | Typical Topminnows · Fundulus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Banded Killifish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.