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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 author: Walbaum.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten bentopelagisk; ej vandrande (Ref. 126106); djupintervall 0 - 1 m. Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 44°N - 25°N, 95°W - 67°W
Western Atlantic: New Hampshire to northeastern Florida in USA; also in northern Gulf of Mexico.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7251)
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14 - 15. Males have 15-20 dark bars on side; females have 2-3 longitudinal stripes (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Adults inhabit bays, estuaries and coastal marshes (Ref. 5723). They feed on worms, small crustaceans, mollusks and insects (Ref. 93252). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
May spawn several broods of eggs in a single season (Ref. 38947).
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 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). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Näringsämnen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 75.7 [35.9, 169.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.373 [0.189, 0.720] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.9, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.35 [0.15, 0.85] g/100g; Selenium = 5.26 [1.87, 13.59] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.1 [7.9, 106.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.11 [0.70, 1.70] mg/100g (wet weight); |