Bermuda killifish

Fundulus bermudae

Fundulid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Small
Tropical fish

The Bermuda killifish (Fundulus bermudae) is a small fish endemic to the islands of Bermuda in the western Atlantic Ocean. It belongs to the genus Fundulus in the killifish and topminnow family, Fundulidae. The Bermuda killifish can grow up to 12.9 centimetres in length and 21.4 grams in weight.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Maximum length: 12.9 cm
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Endangered and endemic species found in Bermuda with highly fragmented populations and a very limited range (Ref. 59049 ). Fundulus bermudae is believed to be a descendant of the Fundulus heteroclitus - F. grandis species group originating from populations on the east coast of North America (Ref. 59062 ). It is presently believed that none of the killifish ponds in Bermuda contain mixed populations of Fundulus bermudae and F. relictus .

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