Fundulidae

bayou killifish

Fundulus pulvereus

Fundulid Fish in Mexican Waters

• Temperate
• Lower river
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Small
• Temperate fish

The bayou killifish or bayou topminnow (Fundulus pulvereus) is a topminnow-like fish that thrives primarily in the shallow waters off the shores of the Americas, as well as fresh and brackish waters. Feeding off of small vertebrates and invertebrates, this fish displays reproduction techniques unique to its species. A member of the family Fundulidae, the bayou killifish belongs to one of the most common orders of fish, Cyprinodontiformes, which includes most small aquarium topminnows and North American killifish.