Fundulus olivaceus

Fundulus olivaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Species:
F. olivaceus
Binomial name
Fundulus olivaceus
(D. H. Storer, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
  • Poecilia olivacea Storer, 1845
  • Zygonectes lateralis Agassiz, 1854
  • Fundulus lateralis (Agassiz, 1854)
  • Zygonectes pulchellus Girard, 1859
  • Fundulus pulchellus (Girard, 1859)
  • Fundulus balboae Fowler, 1916

The blackspotted topminnow, Fundulus olivaceus, is a species of fish in the family Fundulidae: the topminnows and North American killifishes.[2] It is native to the south-central United States, where it is known from the drainages of the Mississippi River from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico and as far west as Galveston Bay.[2]

This species lives in clear streams with fast currents and sand or gravel substrates. It can often be found near the thick vegetation along the banks of the streams. It is omnivorous, consuming some plant matter along with a main diet of insects and other arthropods.[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Fundulus olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202387A18228611. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202387A18228611.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Fundulus olivaceus. FishBase. 2011.
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