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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
)
.
More on author:
Walbaum
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-15. Males have 15-20 dark bars on side; females have 2-3 longitudinal stripes (Ref.
26938
).
Inhabits bays, estuaries and coastal marshes (Ref.
5723
). Feeds on worms, small crustaceans, mollusks and insects (Ref.
93252
). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref.
27139
).
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
)
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 10.7 - 24.9, mean 23.6 °C (based on 236 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00289 - 0.01819), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.4 ±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).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 75.7 [35.9, 169.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.373 [0.189, 0.720] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.9, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.35 [0.15, 0.85] g/100g; Selenium = 5.26 [1.87, 13.59] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.1 [7.9, 106.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.11 [0.70, 1.70] mg/100g (wet weight);
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