Fundulus diaphanus

  • Scientific name
  • Fundulus diaphanus

  • Common name
  • Banded killifish

  • Family
  • Fundulidae

  • External links
  • Fishbase
Trait completeness 22%
Total data11
References8
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Traits detail



Egg (57.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary data Secondary Data References
2 Egg size after water-hardening 1.40-1.80 1.6 mm Keast and Edie, 1984
3 Egg Buoyancy Pelagic Pelagic Scotton et al, 1973
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Jones and Tabery, 1980
5 Incubation time 42 42.0 days Phillips et al, 2007

Larvae (100.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary Data Secondary Data References
8 Initial larval size 6-7 6.5 mm Scott and Crossman, 1998
9 Larvae behaviour benthoPelagic Pelagic Page and Burr, 1991
10 Reaction to light photopositive Photopositive Tucker et al, 2019
11 Temperature during larval development 20-24 22.0 °C Jones and Tabery, 1980
12 Sibling intracohort cannibalism absent Absent Murdy and Musick, 2013
13 Full yolk-sac resorption 6-15 days at 20-24 C 10.5 °C * day Jones and Tabery, 1980
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding By 6-15 days 10.5 °C * day Jones and Tabery, 1980