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Lucania (fish)

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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]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lucania". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Lucania goodei" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Lucania interioris" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Lucania parva" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  5. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lucania in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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Lucania (fish): Brief Summary

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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.

They are small, up to 6.2 cm (2.4 in) in total length.

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