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Saltmarsh Topminnow

Fundulus jenkinsi

Classification

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. Description Saltmarsh topminnows have little color in life; there is cross-hatching on the back and sides that may be gray-green or fainter and 12 to 30 dark round spots are often arranged in rows along the midside of the body from above the pectoral fin to the base of the caudal fin.

Distribution

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