Fundulidae

Taxobox
name = Fundulidae

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = Mummichog
"Fundulus heteroclitus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cyprinodontiformes
familia = Fundulidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "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.

pecies

FishBase lists 46 species in four genera: [FishBase family|family=Fundulidae|year=2006|month=April]
* 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" (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" (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.
** Sardinilla cuatro cienegas, "Lucania interioris" Hubbs & Miller, 1965.
** Rainwater killifish, "Lucania parva" (Baird & Girard, 1855).

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