Biology:Banded topminnow

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Short description: Species of fish

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5643142 entry