Fundulidae

Starhead topminnow

Fundulus dispar

Seven Point Eight Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

The Starhead topminnow (Fundulus dispar) is a native United States species that ranges from the Ouachita River drainage in Louisiana, the Big Black river in Mississippi, and extends northward into the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan basins to the southern Michigan and southern Wisconsin areas. The Starhead topminnow is endangered due to the removal of aquatic vegetation and the continued development of land that infringes on its habitat.