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Banded Topminnow

Fundulus cingulatus

Classification

The banded topminnow (Fundulus cingulatus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae. 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".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 55