saltmarsh topminnow

Fundulus jenkinsi

Carp beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Small
Tropical fish

The saltmarsh topminnow (Fundulus jenkinsi) is a species of killifish for the family Fundulidae. It occurs in the coastal wetlands of the Gulf of Mexico in the United States.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Fundulidae
Genus: Fundulus
Maximum length: 5.5 cm
Distribution: Western Atlantic: western Florida to Galveston in Texas, USA.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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