Fundulidae

banded killifish

Fundulus diaphanus

Striped Fish from North American Waters

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Small
• Temperate fish

The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae. Its natural geographic range extends from Newfoundland to South Carolina, and west to Minnesota, including the Great Lakes drainages. This species is the only freshwater killifish found in the northeastern United States.