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Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Etymology: Fundulus: Latin, fundus = bottom; a peculiar name for a topminnow, coined for a bottom species of Atlantic coast being "the abode of the fundulus mudfish" (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lucy Hunter Baird (1848–1913) was the only child of the author, Spencer Baird. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Baird.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre benthopélagique; non migrateur. Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 43°N - 33°N
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to North Carolina in USA.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?, range 3 - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27139); common length : 2.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Inhabits salt marshes. 4 cm max TL (Ref. 7251). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Omnivorous and feed on detritus, diatoms and a variety of small crustaceans, insects and worms (Ref. 93252).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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. (Ref. 27139)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00262 - 0.01262), b=3.16 (2.98 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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