Goldspotted killifish
Floridichthys carpio
- Usual depth1–2 m
- Water temperature25–27 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Kai Murphy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 36 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 48 records
- April: 1,547 records
- May: 163 records
- June: 35 records
- July: 38 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 796 records
- October: 215 records
- November: 22 records
- December: 30 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–2 m · Deepest record: 2.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–27 °C
Photos
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(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Adam Petrucco, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) William Harmon, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Eliass Tāre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) David Garza, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Adam Petrucco, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Goldspotted killifish, goldspotted killifish, ocellated killifish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Killis de motas doradas
Other scientific names: Cyprinodon carpio, Cyprinodon mydrus, Floridichthys mydrus
Similar species
Arabian KillifishAphaniops dispar
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 5,113 open-data records from 1889 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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