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Species of fish

Banded topminnow
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Species: F. cingulatus
Binomial name
Fundulus cingulatus
(Valenciennes, 1846)
Synonyms

The banded topminnow (Fundulus cingulatus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae.

Taxonomy

The genus name Fundulus comes from fundus, meaning bottom, from the fish's habit of swimming near muddy bottoms. The species name cingulatus, also derived from Latin means "girded". The banded topminow was first described by American zoologist Achille Valenciennes in 1846, when it was sighted near Charleston, South Carolina.

The common name, "banded topminnow", refers to the distinct olive-green bandings found along their sides.

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Fundulus cingulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202380A18235968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202380A18235968.en. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. "Synonyms of Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes, 1846". FishBase. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Fundulus cingulatus". FishBase. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. Romero, P., 2002. An etymological dictionary of taxonomy. Madrid, unpublished.
  5. "Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes, 1846". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. "Banded Topminnow". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Fundulus cingulatus
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