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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); grandis: From the Latin words fundus=bottom, and grandis=big, large; full grown (Ref. 79012).
More on authors: Baird & Girard.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce; salmastro benthopelagico; pH range: 8.9 - ? ; dH range: 17 - ?; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)
Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida to Key West in USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26938); common length : 10.4 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12193)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 12; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 12. Small pearly spots on side (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Prefers grassy bays, canals and nearby fresh water, avoiding tidal flats. Also found in marginal fresh waters. 18 cm max TL (Ref. 7251). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Feeds on small crustaceans and other invertebrates (Ref. 26938).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.52 se; based on food items. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria di prezzo (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nutrienti (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 308 [153, 644] mg/100g; Iron = 1.4 [0.7, 2.5] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.9, 18.4] %; Omega3 = 0.14 [0.06, 0.32] g/100g; Selenium = 30.8 [13.3, 72.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.7 [9.3, 69.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.35 [1.52, 3.44] mg/100g (wet weight); |