Banded topminnow

Banded topminnow
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Fundulidae
Genus:	Fundulus
Species:	F. cingulatus
Binomial name
Fundulus cingulatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
Synonyms [2]
Micristius cingulatus(Valenciennes, 1846) Zygonectes cingulatus(Valenciennes, 1846) Fundulus zonatus(Valenciennes, 1846) Zygonectes craticula(Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882) Fundulus craticula(Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882) Zygonectes auroguttatus(O. P. Hay, 1885) Fundulus auroguttatus(O. P. Hay, 1885) Zygonectes zonifer(D. S. Jordan & S. E. Meek, 1885) Fundulus zonifer(D. S. Jordan & S. E. Meek, 1885)

The banded topminnow (Fundulus cingulatus) is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the genus Fundulus of the family Fundulidae. ^[3]

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". ^[4] The banded topminow was first described by American zoologist Achille Valenciennes in 1846, when it was sighted near Charleston, South Carolina. ^[5]

The common name, "banded topminnow", refers to the distinct olive-green bandings found along their sides. ^[6]

References

1. NatureServe (2013). "Fundulus cingulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T202380A18235968. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202380A18235968.en . Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. "Synonyms of Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes, 1846". FishBase . Retrieved 29 January 2022.
3. "Fundulus cingulatus". FishBase . Retrieved 21 December 2021.
4. Romero, P., 2002. An etymological dictionary of taxonomy. Madrid, unpublished.
5. "Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes, 1846". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 29 January 2022.
6. "Banded Topminnow". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . Retrieved 6 March 2022.