![Lucania goodei](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lucania-goodei-1024x576.png)
Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Fundulidae | Lucania goodei | Jordan | 1880 | Bluefin Killifish |
Lucania goodei
Unique Characters: Wide zigzag black stripe on the side that extends from tip of snout to black spot on caudal fin base. Male usually has blue in dorsal and anal fins and a red base in the caudal fin. There are 8-11 dorsal fin rays. Restricted to Burnt Mill Creek and an impoundment of the creek at Anne McCrary Park in Wilmington, New Hanover County (Cape Fear basin).
Similar Species:
Rainwater Killifish Lucania parva. Lacks the lateral stripe on the side. Usually 11 or 12 dorsal fin rays. Widepsread from the Shallotte to the Albemarle basins.
![Lucania parva](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lucania-parva-1024x576.png)
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