What kind of Killi?
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, Sep 14 2011 01:24 AM
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 01:24 AM
Thought this was a russetfin topminnow but I'm not so sure. Was about 2" long. Caught in a slackwater area with heavy vegetation alongside l.ommata, h.formosa, gambusia. Caught a few other killies in the area, can't remember the name at the moment but they were a plain silver with a little bit of red on the face and a dark teardrop.
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 08:38 AM
Sure looks like Fundulus cingulatus to me. Possibly F. rubrifrons, but I don't know enough about distinguishing the two. The other fish you describe could either be F. escambiae (eastern starhead topminnow). The Gumbusia holbrooki will also have this teardrop.
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:22 AM
I would have to go with Fundulus cingulatus as well. I doubt it's F. rubrifrons, but I'm told that certain populations of rubrifrons resemble cingulatus.
Where did you collect it? Peterson's lists the range of each species.
Where did you collect it? Peterson's lists the range of each species.
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Posted 14 September 2011 - 06:35 PM
Yeah I was thinking of escambiae, not sure how I forgot that one since I grew up in escambia county.
After looking at the peterson guide it looks like it is definitely a F.cingulatus. F.rubifrons is way east of here, I'm in the northwest corner of the florida panhandle.
Thanks guys!
After looking at the peterson guide it looks like it is definitely a F.cingulatus. F.rubifrons is way east of here, I'm in the northwest corner of the florida panhandle.
Thanks guys!
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