Broadstripe topminnow (Fundulus euryzonus)

Scientific name: Fundulus euryzonus Suttkus & Cashner, 1981

Broadstripe topminnow (Fundulus euryzonus)

The Broadstripe topminnow (Fundulus euryzonus) is a freshwater fish of the family Fundulidae. Native range: North America, occurs only in Tangipahoa and upper Amite River systems (Lake Pontchartrain drainage) in Mississippi and Louisiana, USA.

Biology

Usually occurs at the surface near shoreline vegetation in quiet pools and backwaters of creeks and small rivers. Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Fundulus euryzonus
Family
Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
5.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: occurs only in Tangipahoa and upper Amite River systems (Lake Pontchartrain drainage) in Mississippi and Louisiana, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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