Fundulus nottii

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Overview

Family : Topminnows and killifishes ; Occur in swamps , sloughs , and vegetated backwaters and pools of streams . 7.8 cm max TL [1]. Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium [2].

Common Names

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Description

Family Fundulidae

Distribution: lowlands of North and Middle America from southeastern Canada to Yucatan, including the Mississippi River drainage , Bermuda and Cuba. Many species euryhaline . Interior (ventral arms of maxillaries directed anteriorly, often with pronounced hooks; maxilla twisted, not straight.The family Fundulidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cyprinodontiformes. It contains 5 genera and 48 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. This family may be found from 53° n to 18° s and 120° w to 54° e. Etymology of this family name : Latin, fundus = bottom

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,742 meters (0 to 12,277 feet).[3]

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Fundulus guttatus (Agassiz, 1854)
2. Fundulus hieroglyphicus (Agassiz, 1854)
3. Fundulus notti (Agassiz, 1854)
4. Zygonectes guttatus Agassiz, 1854
5. Zygonectes hieroglyphicus Agassiz, 1854
6. Zygonectes nottii Agassiz, 1854

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Zygonectes nottii. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: February 16, 2004.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Fundulus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 140 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

F. adinia · F. albolineatus (Whiteline Topminnow) · F. antillarum · F. arlingtonius · F. arnoldi · F. aureus · F. auroguttatus (Banded Topminnow) · F. balboae · Fundulopanchax batesii · F. bermudae (Bermuda Killifish) · F. bifax (Stippled Studfish) · Aphyosemion bitaeniatum · F. blairae (Southern Starhead Topminnow) · F. brasiliensis · F. cadenatus · F. caeruleus · F. catenatus (Northern Squawfish) · F. chrysotus (Golden Toothless Trevally) · F. cingulatus (Banded Topminnow) · F. heteroclitus subsp. heteroclitus · F. confluentus (Marsh Killifish) · F. cingulatus · F. cubensis · F. daiphanus · F. diaphannus · F. diaphanus (Banded Killifish) · F. diaphanus diaphanus (Banded Killifish) · F. diaphanus menona · F. diphanus · F. dispar (Northern Starhead Topminnow) · F. dispar dispar (Northern Starhead Topminnow) · F. dovii · F. dugesii · F. escambiae (Eastern Starhead Topminnow) · F. euryzonus (Broadstripe Topminnow) · F. extensus · F. majalis · F. floridensis · F. floripinnis · F. fonticola · F. funduloides · F. fuscus · F. gardneri · F. goodei · F. grandis (Gulf Killifish) · F. grandissimus (Giant Killifish) · F. grandis grandis (Gulf Killifish) · F. grandis saguanus (Southern Gulf Killifish) · F. guatemalensis · Nothobranchius melanospilus · Fundulopanchax batesii · F. gularis caerulea · F. guttatus · F. henshalli · F. heterclitus · F. heteroclitus (Mummichog) · F. heteroclitus badius · F. heteroclitus bermudae · F. heteroclitus heteroclitus (Killifish) · F. heteroclitus macrolepidotus · F. hetroclitus · F. hispanicus · Gambusia affinis · F. jenkinsi (Saltmarsh Topminnow) · F. julisia (Barrens Topminnow) · F. kansae (Northern Plains Killifish) · F. labialis · F. lima (Baja California Killifish) · F. limbatus · F. lineatus · F. lineolatus (Lined Topminnow) · F. luciae (Spotfin Killifish) · F. macdonaldi · F. macrolepidotus · F. majalis (Striped Killifish) · F. meeki · F. melanospilus · F. menona · F. micropus · F. mudfish · F. multifasciatus · F. neumanni · F. nisorius · F. notalus · F. notatus (Blackstripe Topminnow) · F. notti · F. nottii (Southern Starhead Topminnow) · Profundulus punctatus · F. ocellaris · F. ocellaris confluentis · F. olivaceous · F. olivaceus (Blackspotted Topminnow) · Nothobranchius taeniopygus · F. pachycephalus · F. pallidus · Nothobranchius patrizii · F. palmqvisti · F. paraguayensis · F. paruipinnis · F. parvipinnis (California Killifish)

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Further Reading

• Annual report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended Washington: G.P.O., 1914- ENG url p. 12, p. 14.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 657.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 386.
• Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas: The University, 1971-1994. ENG url p. 11, p. 13, p. 14, p. 15, p. 17, p. 19, p. 2, p. 20, p. 21, p. 22, p. 23, p. 24, p. 25, p. 27, p. 28, p. 29, p. 3, p. 30, p. 5, p. 6, p. 7, p. 9.
• Ontogeny and systematics of fishes: based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom / sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Dept. of Commer [New York?]: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, c1984. ENG url p. 364.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. [Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia] ENG url p. 393, p. 394, p. 56.
• Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Washington, The Commission; U.S. Govt. Print. Off. ENG url p. 312.
• Sanitary entomology; the entomology of disease, hygiene and sanitation, ed. by William Dwight Pierce. Boston: R. G. Badger, [1921] ENG url p. 282.
• The Compleat cladist: a primer of phylogenetic procedures / E.O. Wiley [et al.] Lawrence, Kan.: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1991. ENG url p. 118, p. 156.
• The complete aquarium book; the care and breeding of goldfish and tropical fishes, by William T. Innes New York, Halcyon house[c1936] ENG url p. 291.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 5, 2007.
• Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Accessed February 26, 2006. www.iobis.org

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2492652
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24624
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 647286
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCNB04120
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 397975

Footnotes

1. Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991). A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. [back]
2. 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 Naturel [back]
3. Mean = 1,094.480 meters (3,590.814 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,429.170 based on 31 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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