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Fundulus bifax Cashner & Rogers, 1988 Stippled studfish |
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photo by
Welsh, D.P. |
| Family: | Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Tallapoosa River system in Georgia and Alabama, USA; and Sofkahatchee Creek (lower Coosa River system) in Alabama. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults inhabit margins, pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers. Most commonly found in shallow sandy backwaters of clean rocky creeks. 12 cm max TL (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 27 January 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||