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Fundulus pulvereus (Bayou topminnow; Bayou killifish)

Synonyms: Fundulus funduloides; Fundulus limbatus; Fundulus spilotus (heterotypic); Zygonectes funduloides; Zygonectes pulvereus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Fundulus pulvereus, the bayou killifish or bayou topminnow, is a small, topminnow-like fish that thrives primarily in the shallow waters off the shores of the Americas, as well as fresh and brackish waters. Feeding off of small vertebrates and invertebrates, this fish displays reproduction techniques unique to its species.
View Wikipedia Record: Fundulus pulvereus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park & Preserve National Historical Park II 17686 Louisiana, United States

Prey / Diet

Fenestraria rhopalophylla (babies toes)[1]
Palaemon pugio (daggerblade grass shrimp)[1]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0