Fundulus

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Northern studfish, Fundulus catenatus
Northern studfish, Fundulus catenatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Lacépède, 1803
Species

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Fundulus is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Fundulidae. Many of the 40-odd species are commonly known as killifish, studfish, or topminnows.[1]

[edit] Species

FishBase lists 41 species:[2]

  • Whiteline topminnow, Fundulus albolineatus Gilbert, 1891.
  • Fundulus auroguttatus (Hay, 1885).
  • Fundulus bermudae Günther, 1874.
  • Stippled studfish, Fundulus bifax Cashner & Rogers, 1988.
  • Western starhead topminnow, Fundulus blairae Wiley & Hall, 1975.
  • Northern studfish, Fundulus catenatus (Storer, 1846).
  • Golden topminnow, Fundulus chrysotus (Günther, 1866).
  • Banded topminnow, Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes, 1846.
  • Marsh killifish, Fundulus confluentus Goode & Bean, 1879.
  • Banded killifish, Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus (Lesueur, 1817).
  • Fundulus diaphanus menona Jordan & Copeland, 1877.
  • Starhead topminnow, Fundulus dispar (Agassiz, 1854).
  • Russetfin topminnow, Fundulus escambiae (Bollman, 1887).
  • Broadstripe topminnow, Fundulus euryzonus Suttkus & Cashner, 1981.
  • Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis Baird & Girard, 1853.
  • Giant killifish, Fundulus grandissimus Hubbs, 1936.
  • Mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766).
  • Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus Walbaum, 1792.
  • Saltmarsh topminnow, Fundulus jenkinsi (Evermann, 1892).
  • Barrens topminnow, Fundulus julisia Williams & Etnier, 1982.
  • Northern plains killifish, Fundulus kansae Garman, 1895.
  • Killifish, Fundulus lima Vaillant, 1894.
  • Lined topminnow, Fundulus lineolatus (Agassiz, 1854).
  • Spotfin killifish, Fundulus luciae (Baird, 1855).
  • Striped killifish, Fundulus majalis (Walbaum, 1792).
  • Blackstripe topminnow, Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820).
  • Bayou topminnow, Fundulus notti (Agassiz, 1854).
  • Blackspotted topminnow, Fundulus olivaceus (Storer, 1845).
  • California killifish, Fundulus parvipinnis Girard, 1854.
  • Yucatan killifish, Fundulus persimilis Miller, 1955.
  • Bayou killifish, Fundulus pulvereus (Evermann, 1892).
  • Speckled killifish, Fundulus rathbuni Jordan & Meek, 1889.
  • Fundulus relictus Able & Felley, 1988.
  • Redface topminnow, Fundulus rubrifrons (Jordan, 1880).
  • Fundulus saguanus Rivas, 1948.
  • Plains topminnow, Fundulus sciadicus Cope, 1865.
  • Seminole killifish, Fundulus seminolis Girard, 1859.
  • Longnose killifish, Fundulus similis (Baird & Girard, 1853).
  • Southern studfish, Fundulus stellifer (Jordan, 1877).
  • Waccamaw killifish, Fundulus waccamensis Hubbs & Raney, 1946.
  • Plains killifish, Fundulus zebrinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fundulus (TSN 165644). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006.
  2. ^ "Fundulus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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