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Fundulus chrysotus, Golden topminnow : aquarium
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes
(Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
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
)
;
chrysotus:
From the Latin name
Fundus
=bottom the habitat;
chrysotus
(Greek)=gilded or golden (Ref.
79012
)
.
More on author:
Günther
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
North America: USA from Santee River drainage in South Carolina to Trinity River drainage in Texas; Former Mississippi Embayment north to Kentucky and Missouri. East of Mississippi River mostly restricted to lower Coastal Plain.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
27139
); common length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
12193
)
Adults occur in swamps, sloughs, vegetated pools, and backwaters of sluggish creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref.
5723
,
10294
). Feed primarily on insects (Ref.
10294
). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref.
27139
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
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
)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00565 - 0.02332), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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