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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).
More on authors: Hubbs & Raney.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Temperate; 35°N - 34°N
North America: Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County in North Carolina, USA. Recently found in Phelps Lake in Washington County, North Carolina where probably introduced through its use as fishing bait.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27139); common length : 6.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193)
Adults occur over sand in lakes, near and away from shoreline. Often found near vegetation. They swim a few inches below surface (Ref. 5723). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). Not a seasonal killifish. Easy to maintain in the 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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00291 - 0.01803), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.3 ±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 (tm<1).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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