Fundulus lineolatus
Lined Topminnow
NS
G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Fundulus
Fundulus lineolatus (Lined Topminnow)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain in the USA from southern Virginia to Ocklockonee River drainage in Georgia and Florida, south in Florida to Lake Okeechobee.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occurs in swamps and other vegetated standing water bodies, and quiet pools and backwaters of streams.
Max length: 8.4 cm TL; common length: 4.2 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-02-01. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl (1985) Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
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