Starhead Topminnow

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. Etymology The name Fundulus dispar comes from the Latin fundus meaning bottom with -ulus as a diminutive suffix and dispar meaning unlike,…

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Fundulus dispar es una especie de pez de la familia de los fundúlidos en el orden de los ciprinodontiformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar a los 6 cm de longitud total. ​ Distribución geográfica Se encuentran en Norteamérica: Estados Unidos.