Family

Fundulidae

22 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Cyprinodontiformes › Fundulidae

Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Fundulus heteroclitus (mummichog) is a small North Atlantic coastal killifish with two distinct subspecies and documented introduced populations.

Tanasi Studfish

Fundulus catenatus (Storer, 1846)

Fundulus catenatus, the northern studfish, is a sexually dimorphic North American freshwater fish with a varied native range that has expanded due to human activity.

Golden Topminnow

Fundulus chrysotus (Günther, 1866)

Fundulus chrysotus, the golden topminnow, is a small native North American fish widespread in the southeastern United States.

Banded Killifish

Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur, 1817)

Fundulus diaphanus, the banded killifish, is a small North American freshwater fish with distinct vertical side bands.

Northern Starhead Topminnow

Fundulus dispar (Agassiz, 1854)

Fundulus dispar, the starhead topminnow, is a small freshwater North American fish with a characteristic gold head spot.

Russetfin Topminnow

Fundulus escambiae (Bollman, 1887)

Fundulus escambiae, the russetfin topminnow, is a North American temperate freshwater killifish.

Gulf Killifish

Fundulus grandis Baird & Girard, 1853

Fundulus grandis, the Gulf killifish, is a large killifish native to Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean waters, used in oil toxicity research.

Northern Plains Killifish

Fundulus kansae Garman, 1895

Fundulus kansae, the Northern plains killifish, is a Fundulidae fish native to the U.S. Great Plains and non-native in several western U.S. states.

Lined Topminnow

Fundulus lineolatus (Agassiz, 1854)

Fundulus lineolatus, the lined topminnow, is a small common North American fish identifiable by a black teardrop marking under its eye.

Blackstripe Topminnow

Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820)

Blackstripe topminnow (Fundulus notatus) is a small freshwater fish with distinct male and female appearances found in North America.

Blackspotted Topminnow

Fundulus olivaceus (Storer, 1845)

Fundulus olivaceus, the blackspotted topminnow, is a small North American freshwater fish with distinct dark spots and aggressive spawning behavior.

Plains Topminnow

Fundulus sciadicus Cope, 1865

Fundulus sciadicus, the plains topminnow, is a small freshwater fish native to the North American Great Plains.

Seminole Killifish

Fundulus seminolis Girard, 1859

Fundulus seminolis, the Seminole killifish, is a fish endemic to most of peninsular Florida.

Southern Studfish

Fundulus stellifer (Jordan, 1877)

Fundulus stellifer, the southern studfish, is a small North American killifish with specific habitat requirements and localized population declines.

Southern Plains Killifish

Fundulus zebrinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883

Fundulus zebrinus is a small central US killifish, often used as angling bait, that may help control mosquito populations.

California Killifish

Fundulus parvipinnis Girard, 1854

Fundulus parvipinnis, the California killifish, is a small west coast North American coastal killifish tolerant of varied water conditions.

Longnose Killifish

Fundulus similis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Longnose killifish (Fundulus similis) is a tropical western Atlantic killifish that needs a new scientific name.

Striped Killifish

Fundulus majalis (Walbaum, 1792)

Fundulus majalis, the striped killifish, is a sexually dimorphic North American fundulid killifish found in North American coastal salt and brackish waters.