Leptolucania ommata
(Jordan 1884)
Family Fundulidae
The pygmy killifish is a member of the topminnow family. This species has a yellow halo around a large black spot on the caudal peduncle, and a dusky stripe through the eye and across the lower jaw. Males have between five and eight faint bars on the posterior half of the side, and females have a dusky brown stripe along the side along with a black spot on the midside. Pygmy killifish can be found in vegetated sloughs, swamps and ditches, and in pools of creeks and small rivers.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central and Peninsula drainages
- River Drainages — Perdido River, Escambia River, Blackwater River, Yellow River, Choctawhatchee River, Econfina Creek, Apalachicola River, Ochlockonee River, minor Gulf tributaries, Suwannee River, Withlacoochee River, Lake Okeechobee, Indian River, the Tolomato or Matanzas River, St. John’s River and the St. Mary’s River