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title: "Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus"
description: "Fundulus diaphanus — Pesci. The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/banded-killifish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus

> Fundulus diaphanus — Pesci. The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae.

- Scientific name: *Fundulus diaphanus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4248
- Wikidata: [Q3075950](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3075950)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101053](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101053)

## Names

- en: Banded Killifish
- de: Gebänderter Killifisch
- es: Sardinilla anillada
- fr: Fondule barré
- it: Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus
- nl: Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus

## Countries with the most observations

US (2537), CA (1423)

## Summary

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. While it is primarily a freshwater species, it can occasionally be found in brackish water.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_killifish

## Photo

![Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-killifish/medium.jpg)

Photo: kcthetc1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83529079

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-killifish?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).