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Fundulus euryzonus Suttkus & Cashner, 1981 Broadstripe topminnow |
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photo by
Welsh, D.P. |
| Family: | Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 9 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | North America: occurs only in Tangipahoa and upper Amite River systems (Lake Pontchartrain drainage) in Mississippi and Louisiana, USA. | |||
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| Biology: | Usually occurs at the surface near shoreline vegetation in quiet pools and backwaters of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723). Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 30 January 2012 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||