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Fundulus pulvereus (Evermann, 1892)

Bayou killifish
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Common names: Bayou topminnow, Bayou killifish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: brackish
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Importance: of no interest | Ref: Murdy, E.O. and J.A. Musick, 2013
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Uses: no uses
Comments: May play a role in controlling mosquito (Ref. 93252). Reported as far north as the mouth of the Yolk River, also from Lynnhaven Bay near Cape Henry (Ref. 93252). Also Ref. 27139.
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: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sardinilla mulata, 海湾底鮰, Pisarakilli, ... 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);  pulvereus: From the word fundus=bottom, though fishes of this group are largely surface oriented; pulvereus=powdery (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Evermann.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory.   Temperate; 15°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)

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