. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1990 HOUSTON: Status of the Banded Killifish 47. Figure 3. General distribution of Canadian collection records of the Banded Killifish, Fundulus diaphanus. Closed circles represent collections made prior to 1980, triangles represent post 1980 collections. (Based on sources referenced in the text. Some collections have been omitted due to map scale). (NMC), now Canadian Museum of Nature; Royal Ontario Museum (ROM); Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) records]. The species is particularly abundant in Nova Scotia (Fritz and Garside 1977). In insular Newfo
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1990 HOUSTON: Status of the Banded Killifish 47. Figure 3. General distribution of Canadian collection records of the Banded Killifish, Fundulus diaphanus. Closed circles represent collections made prior to 1980, triangles represent post 1980 collections. (Based on sources referenced in the text. Some collections have been omitted due to map scale). (NMC), now Canadian Museum of Nature; Royal Ontario Museum (ROM); Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) records]. The species is particularly abundant in Nova Scotia (Fritz and Garside 1977). In insular Newfoundland, the species has been recorded from the southwest corner of the island near Stephenville Crossing at the head of St. George's Bay (48° N, 59° W) and in the Highlands River 50 km south of Stephenville (Scott and Grossman 1964; Gibson et al. 1984). In 1983, Banded Killifish were collected from Freshwater Pond on the Burin Peninsula (47°6'N, 55°16'W); this is the most easterly occurrence recorded for the species (Gibson et al. 1984). The species seems to be abundant at these locations and breeding populations appear to exist; however, suitable habitat along the coast is limited, and the steep gradient of the rivers may constitute barriers to immigration to sites further inland (Gibson et al. 1984). Species records [NMC; ROM; OMNR] are sparse along the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River to Quebec. The most northerly distribution reported for the species is at the Matamek River (50°18'N, 65°57'W) on the North Shore (Gibson and Sears 1977) where the fish were relatively abundant. Such occurrences should be expected due to the proximity of other collections. However, as in insular Newfoundland, this coast is rocky and suitable habitat is probably limited. In Ontario and Quebec, the distribution and abundance would appear to be relatively stable as recent collection records confirm the presence of the species in the same watersheds where co
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