Fundulus sciadicus
Plains Topminnow
NS
G4
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Fundulus
Fundulus sciadicus (Plains Topminnow)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: disjunct in the USA: Missouri River basin from western Iowa to eastern Wyoming; Missouri River drainage in central Missouri; Neosho River system in southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occurs in springs and their effluents, and in quiet to flowing pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers. Usually found near vegetation. 7 cm max TL (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Max length: 9.0 cm TL; common length: 5.1 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-02-02. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
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.
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.
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