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The Nonindigenous Occurrences section of the NAS species profiles has a new structure. The section is now dynamically updated from the NAS database to ensure that it contains the most current and accurate information. Occurrences are summarized in Table 1, alphabetically by state, with years of earliest and most recent observations, and the tally and names of drainages where the species was observed. The table contains hyperlinks to collections tables of specimens based on the states, years, and drainages selected. References to specimens that were not obtained through sighting reports and personal communications are found through the hyperlink in the Table 1 caption or through the individual specimens linked in the collections tables.

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Common name: Banded Killifish

Synonyms and Other Names: eastern banded killifish, western banded killifish

Taxonomy: available through www.itis.gov

Identification: Becker (1983); Smith (1985); Page and Burr (1991); Jenkins and Burkhead (1994). This species is represented by two subspecies, F. d. diaphanus and F. d. menona.

Size: 13 cm.

Native Range: Atlantic Slope drainages from Newfoundland to Pee Dee River, South Carolina; St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Manitoba, and south to southern Pennsylvania, northern Illinois, and northeastern Nebraska. Two subspecies with intergrades in St. Lawrence and Lake Erie drainages: F. d. diaphanus on the Atlantic Slope, F. d. menona in the rest of the range (Page and Burr 1991).

Alaska	Hawaii	Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands	Guam Saipan

Native range data for this species provided in part by NatureServe

Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps

Means of Introduction: The fish was transplanted to parts of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania from the Delaware River drainage of eastern Pennsylvania (Raney 1938, cited in Trautman 1981). A population in Clough Creek, Ohio, was likely the result of an aquarium release (Trautman 1981). One lake in South Dakota was stocked accidentally with largemouth bass (Bailey and Allum 1962). The species was introduced into other areas through unknown means; possibly bait bucket releases.

Status: Established in Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. In Pennsylvania, known from the Ohio and Beaver drainages and established in the Youghiogheny.

Impact of Introduction: The impacts of this species are currently unknown, as no studies have been done to determine how it has affected ecosystems in the invaded range. The absence of data does not equate to lack of effects. It does, however, mean that research is required to evaluate effects before conclusions can be made.

Remarks: According to Bond (1994), the Oregon introduction involved the subspecies Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus; however, Li (personal communication) reported it as being the western subspecies F. d. menona. The Washington record was also reported as F. d. menona (Fletcher, personal communication).

Voucher specimens: Ohio (OSM 33514, 13865).

References: (click for full references)

Bailey, R.M. and M.O. Allum. 1962. Fishes of South Dakota. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 119:1-131.

Becker, G.C. 1983. Fishes of Wisconsin. University of Madison Press, Madison, WI.

Bond, C.E. 1994. Keys to Oregon freshwater fishes. Oregon State University Bookstores, Corvallis, OR.

Fletcher, D. - Warmwater Fisheries Resource Manager, Washington Department of Wildlife, Olympia, WA. Response to NBS-G nonindigenous questionaire and other reports. 1992.

Hendricks, M. L., J. R. Stauffer, Jr., C. H. Hocutt, and C. R. Gilbert. 1979. A preliminary checklist of the fishes of the Youghiogheny River. Chicago Academy of Sciences, Natural History Miscellanea 203:1-15.

Hocutt, C.H., R.E. Jenkins, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1986. Zoogeography of the fishes of the central Appalachians and central Atlantic Coastal Plain. 161-212 in C.H. Hocutt and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY.

Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater Fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.

Li, H. - Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

Logan, D.J. 1994. A checklist of the fishes of Benton County, Oregon. American Currents 1994(Summer):16-18.

Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series, volume 42. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.

Raney, E.C. 1938. The distribution of the fishes of the Ohio drainage basin of western Pennsylvania. Doctoral dissertation. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 102 pp.

Smith, CL. 1985. The inland fishes of New York State. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.

Trautman, M.B. 1981. The fishes of Ohio. Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH.

Other Resources:
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species - US Fish and Wildlife Service

US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Risk Screening Summary for Fundulus diaphanus

Author: Pam Fuller, and Matt Neilson

Peer Review Date: 11/1/2011

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