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Fundulus chrysotus (Günther, 1866)

Golden topminnow
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Common names: Golden topminnow
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina (Ref. 79012). Common in Florida; localized and uncommon elsewhere (Ref 5723). Also Ref. 10294.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Goldauge, Kultakorvakilli, Goldohr, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > 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);  chrysotus: From the Latin name Fundus=bottom the habitat; chrysotus (Greek)=gilded or golden (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory.   Subtropical; 18°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 36°N - 26°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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