Fundulidae

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Fundulidae
Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Fundulidae
Genera
Adinia Fundulus Leptolucania Lucania

Fundulidae is the family of topminnows and killifishes. The 46 species are native to North America as far south as Yucatan, and to the islands of Bermuda and Cuba, occurring in both freshwater and marine environments.

Members of the family are all small; while the giant killifish Fundulus grandissimus and northern studfish Fundulus catenatus reach 20 cm in length, but most species are under 10 cm.

The distinguishing characteristic of the family is the maxillary bone, which is twisted instead of being straight.

[edit] Species

FishBase lists 46 species in four genera:^[1]

• Genus Adinia
  • Diamond killifish, Adinia xenica (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).
• Genus Fundulus
  • 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.
• Genus Leptolucania
  • Pygmy killifish, Leptolucania ommata (Jordan, 1884).
• Genus Lucania
  • Bluefin killifish, Lucania goodei Jordan, 1880.
  • Cuatrocienegas killifish, Lucania interioris Hubbs & Miller, 1965.
  • Rainwater killifish, Lucania parva (Baird & Girard, 1855).

[edit] References

1. ^ "Fundulidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. April 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.