Biology:Banded topminnow

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Banded topminnow
Fundulus cingulatus whiteBG.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Species:
F. cingulatus
Binomial name
Fundulus cingulatus
(Valenciennes, 1846)
Synonyms[2]
  • Micristius cingulatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Zygonectes cingulatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Fundulus zonatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  • Zygonectes craticula (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882)
  • Fundulus craticula (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882)
  • Zygonectes auroguttatus (O. P. Hay, 1885)
  • Fundulus auroguttatus (O. P. Hay, 1885)
  • Zygonectes zonifer (D. S. Jordan & S. E. Meek, 1885)
  • Fundulus zonifer (D. S. Jordan & S. E. Meek, 1885)

The banded topminnow (Fundulus cingulatus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae.[3]

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".[4] The banded topminow was first described by American zoologist Achille Valenciennes in 1846, when it was sighted near Charleston, South Carolina.[5]

The common name, "banded topminnow", refers to the distinct olive-green bandings found along their sides.[6]

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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202380/18235968. Retrieved 21 December 2021. 
  2. ↑ "Synonyms of Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes, 1846". https://www.fishbase.de/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=3188&SynCode=30022&GenusName=Fundulus&SpeciesName=cingulatus. 
  3. ↑ "Fundulus cingulatus". https://www.fishbase.org/summary/3188. 
  4. ↑ Romero, P., 2002. An etymological dictionary of taxonomy. Madrid, unpublished.
  5. ↑ "Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes, 1846". https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?has_coordinate=true&has_geospatial_issue=false&taxon_key=5203659&geometry=POLYGON((-80.80801103652614%2031.82320387525856,-78.94356932831941%2031.82320387525856,-78.94356932831941%2033.68764558346528,-80.80801103652614%2033.68764558346528,-80.80801103652614%2031.82320387525856))&occurrence_status=present. 
  6. ↑ "Banded Topminnow". https://www.outdooralabama.com/topminnow/banded-topminnow. 

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