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Bermuda killifish

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It was formerly common in fresh and brackish ponds and marshes throughout Bermuda. It has a declined as a result of destruction and modification of its habitat by humans and was listed as a protected species in the Bermuda Protected Species Act of 2003. It is currently known from just seven ponds:
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It can grow up to 12.9 centimetres in length and 21.4 grams in weight. The male is dark green with a yellow underside and a dark spot on the
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Distribution, population assessment and conservation of the endemic Bermuda killifishes
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Outerbridge, Mark E.; Davenport, John & Glasspool, Anne F. (2007)
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when spawning. The female is brown or olive in colour, paler below.
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Cyprinodontiformes
Fundulidae
Fundulus
Binomial name
Günther
fish
endemic
Bermuda
Atlantic Ocean
genus
Fundulus
killifish
Fundulidae
dorsal fin
Mangrove Lake
Trott's Pond
Warwick Pond
F. relictus
omnivorous
green algae
molluscs
crustaceans
insects
predators

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