Saltmarsh topminnow

Saltmarsh topiminnows 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.

The Saltmarsh topminnow lives in the benthopelagic, non-migratory, brackish, marine, pH range: 7.0 environment.

The saltmarsh topminnow is a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Species of Concern. Species of Concern are those species about which the U.S. More

Saltmarsh topminnow; Topminnow; Lined topminnow; Russetfin topminnow; Plains topminnow; Starhead topminnow; Banded topminnow; Blackspotted topminnow; Blackstripe topminnow; Golden topminnow; Gila topminnow; Saltmarsh shortspur beetle; Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow; Total Images : 27 Page No. More

Saltmarsh topminnows have a guppy-like body shape and fin positions. They have little color, but there is cross-hatching on the back and sides that may be gray-green or fainter. More

jenkinsi) -The saltmarsh topminnow is one of the smallest topminnows seldom exceeding 1.5-2.0 inches. It is believed the species only lives for one to two years, making this species vulnerable to drastic year class variations and susceptible to local extinctions. More

Fundulus jenkinsi, Saltmarsh Topminnow: Conservation Planning and Implementation $80,824 Maine Department of Marine Resources A multi-state collaborative to develop and implement a conservation program for three anadromous finfish species of concern in the Gulf of More

history of the saltmarsh topminnow, Fundulus jenkinsi, in Mississippi coastal watersheds, with the production of a comparative diagnostic key for young stages of select members of the genus Fundulus (w/T. Slack). More

Common names

Fundulus jenkinsi in Catalan (Català)
Rämekilli in Finnish (suomen kieli)
saltmarsh topminnow in English
sardinilla del Bravo in Spanish (español)
金氏底鮰 in Chinese (中文)
金氏底鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cyprinodontiformes
Family : Fundulidae
Genus : Fundulus
Species : Fundulus jenkinsi
Authority : Evermann, 1892