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Killifish

Fundulus lima Vaillant, 1894

Status not recordedbony fish

The killifish (Fundulus lima) is a species in the family Fundulidae, order Cyprinodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the killifish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the killifish live?

Not recorded

Is the killifish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the killifish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCyprinodontiformes
  5. familyFundulidae
  6. genusFundulus
  7. SpeciesFundulus lima Vaillant, 1894

Synonyms Fundulus meeki

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Baja California killifishEnglish
  • Baja killifishEnglish
  • 侧边底鮰Chinese
  • fundul limaCzech
  • sardinilla peninsularSpanish
  • 側邊底鮰Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the killifish

Other species in the same genus Fundulus.

Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus

FundulidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the killifish?

The killifish (Fundulus lima) belongs to the family Fundulidae in the order Cyprinodontiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Killifish (Fundulus lima). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fundulus-lima

MLA

“Killifish (Fundulus lima).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fundulus-lima.

BibTeX
@misc{fundulus_lima_2026,
  title = {Killifish (Fundulus lima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fundulus-lima},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}