Fundulus jenkinsi
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Fundulus
Fundulus jenkinsi (Saltmarsh Topminnow)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: western Florida to Galveston in Texas, USA.
Habitat Associations
Brackish, marine. benthopelagic. Found in: estuaries, mangroves.
Biology
6.5 cm max TL (Ref. 7251). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Max length: 5.5 cm TL; common length: 4.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU), assessed 2014-01-09. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Huber, J.H. (1996) Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p.
Peterson, M.S., G.L. Fulling and C.M. Woodley (2003) Status and habitat characteristics of the saltmarsh topminnow, Fundulus jemkinsi(Evermann) in Eastern Mississippi and Western Alabama coastal bayous. Gulf Carib. Res. 15:51-59.
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