Common name of Fundulus cingulatus
 
Common name Banded topminnow
Language English
Type AFS
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-PĂ©rez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier behavior
2nd modifier
Remarks 'topminnow', named for their adaptations to surface feeding (see http://www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/miscfam/killfam.htm). Also Ref. 276.
 
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