Fundulidae

golden topminnow

Fundulus chrysotus

Eight Point Five Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Coastal
• Lower river
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Small
• Tropical fish

The golden topminnow (Fundulus chrysotus) is a fish of the genus Fundulus and is a United States native fish mostly distributed throughout the southeast, ranging from Kentucky and Ohio south into Florida. Although it has such a wide distribution throughout the south, the habitats and micro-habitats that it occupies do not differ much from one area of distribution to others. The golden topminnow is a small surface feeding fish that tends to reproduce late in the spring season and on into the early parts of the summer, and although the fry reach maturity fairly quickly the longevity of the golden topminnow is quite short.