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Species

• Whiteline topminnow
  Whiteline topminnow
  
  The whiteline topminnow, Fundulus albolineatus, was a type of killifish first identified in 1891. It was endemic to Big Spring, Madison County, Alabama, United States....
  , Fundulus albolineatus Gilbert, 1891.
• Fundulus auroguttatus (Hay, 1885).
• Bermuda killifish
  Bermuda killifish
  
  The Bermuda killifish is a small fish which is endemism to the islands of Bermuda in the western Atlantic Ocean. It belongs to the genus Fundulus in the Fundulidae family of killifish and topminnows....
  , Fundulus bermudae Günther, 1874.
• Stippled studfish, Fundulus bifax Cashner & Rogers, 1988.
• Western starhead topminnow, Fundulus blairae Wiley & Hall, 1975.
• Northern studfish, Fundulus catenatus (Storer, 1846).
• Golden topminnow, Fundulus chrysotus (Günther, 1866).
• Banded topminnow, Fundulus cingulatus Valenciennes
  Achille Valenciennes
  
  Achille Valenciennes was a France zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology....
  , 1846.
• Marsh killifish, Fundulus confluentus Goode
  George Brown Goode
  
  George Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the History of science in United States....
   & Bean
  Tarleton Hoffman Bean
  
  Tarleton Hoffman Bean was an United States ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania. After teaching in a high school, in 1874 he became associated with the United States Fish Commission, working on the Connecticut coast....
  , 1879.
• Banded killifish
  Banded killifish
  
  The banded killifish , is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the Fundulus genus of the fundulidae family....
  , Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus (Lesueur
  Charles Alexandre Lesueur
  
  Charles Alexandre Lesueur was a France Natural history, artist and explorer.Lesueur was born in Le Havre.In 1801 he traveled to Australia as artist on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin....
  , 1817).
• Fundulus diaphanus menona Jordan
  David Starr Jordan
  
  David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
   & Copeland, 1877.
• Starhead topminnow, Fundulus dispar (Agassiz
  Louis Agassiz
  
  Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a paleontologist, glaciologist, and geologist, and was a prominent innovator in the study of the earth's natural history....
  , 1854).
• Russetfin topminnow, Fundulus escambiae (Bollman, 1887).
• Broadstripe topminnow, Fundulus euryzonus Suttkus & Cashner, 1981.
• Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis Baird & Girard
  Charles Frédéric Girard
  
  Charles Fr?d?ric Girard was a France biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuch?tel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz....
  , 1853.
• Giant killifish, Fundulus grandissimus Hubbs, 1936.
• Mummichog
  Mummichog
  
  The mummichog is a small killifish found in the eastern United States.The mummichog spawns on new and full moons in the spring and summer. Its eggs are laid near the high tide mark and can tolerate long-term exposure to air....
  , Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus
  Carolus Linnaeus
  
  Carl Linnaeus was a Sweden botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern alpha taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology....
  , 1766).
• Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus Walbaum
  Johann Julius Walbaum
  
  Johann Julius Walbaum , a native of L?beck, Germany was a physician, natural history and taxonomist. He was the first to describe many previously unknown species from remote parts of the globe, such as the Barracuda , the Chum salmon from the Kamchatka River in Siberia, and the curimat?-pac? from the S?o Francisco River in Brazil....
  , 1792.
• Saltmarsh topminnow
  Saltmarsh topminnow
  
  The saltmarsh topminnow is a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service . Species of Concern are those species about which the U.S. Government?s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need...
  , Fundulus jenkinsi (Evermann, 1892).
• Barrens topminnow
  Barrens topminnow
  
  The barrens topminnow is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is Endemism to the United States....
  , Fundulus julisia Williams & Etnier, 1982.
• Northern plains killifish, Fundulus kansae Garman
  Samuel Garman
  
  Samuel Walton Garman was a natural history/ zoologist from Pennsylvania. He studied under Louis Agassiz. In 1868 he joined an expedition to the American West with John Wesley Powell....
  , 1895.
• Killifish, Fundulus lima Vaillant
  Léon Vaillant
  
  L?on Louis Vaillant was a France zoologist. He is most famous for his work in the areas of herpetology, malacology, and ichthyology. He was a professor at the Museum of Natural History in Paris and took part in French naval expeditions on the Travailleur in 1880, 1881 & 1882 and on the Talisman in 1883....
  , 1894.
• Lined topminnow, Fundulus lineolatus (Agassiz
  Louis Agassiz
  
  Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a paleontologist, glaciologist, and geologist, and was a prominent innovator in the study of the earth's natural history....
  , 1854).
• Spotfin killifish, Fundulus luciae (Baird, 1855).
• Striped killifish
  Striped killifish
  
  The striped killifish , also called the striped mummichog, is a North American species of saltwater killifish , dwelling in shallow coastal waters close to shore, and is found from New Hampshire to Florida....
  , Fundulus majalis (Walbaum
  Johann Julius Walbaum
  
  Johann Julius Walbaum , a native of L?beck, Germany was a physician, natural history and taxonomist. He was the first to describe many previously unknown species from remote parts of the globe, such as the Barracuda , the Chum salmon from the Kamchatka River in Siberia, and the curimat?-pac? from the S?o Francisco River in Brazil....
  , 1792).
• Blackstripe topminnow
  Blackstripe topminnow
  
  The blackstripe topminnow, Fundulus notatus, is small freshwater fish in the family Fundulidae, found in central North America....
  , Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque
  Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz
  
  Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe, was a nineteenth-century polymath who led a chaotic life.Many have called him a genius, but he was also an eccentricity autodidact, sometimes considered close to insanity....
  , 1820).
• Bayou topminnow, Fundulus notti (Agassiz
  Louis Agassiz
  
  Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a paleontologist, glaciologist, and geologist, and was a prominent innovator in the study of the earth's natural history....
  , 1854).
• Blackspotted topminnow, Fundulus olivaceus (Storer, 1845).
• California killifish
  California killifish
  
  The California killifish, Fundulus parvipinnis, is a type of killifish found along the coast of southern California and Baja California.Like the other members of the family, California killifish are small, no more than about 11 cm in length....
  , Fundulus parvipinnis Girard
  Charles Frédéric Girard
  
  Charles Fr?d?ric Girard was a France biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuch?tel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz....
  , 1854.
• Yucatan killifish, Fundulus persimilis Miller, 1955.
• Bayou killifish, Fundulus pulvereus (Evermann, 1892).
• Speckled killifish, Fundulus rathbuni Jordan
  David Starr Jordan
  
  David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
   & Meek, 1889.
• Lover's Lake killifish, Fundulus relictus Able & Felley, 1988.
• Redface topminnow, Fundulus rubrifrons (Jordan
  David Starr Jordan
  
  David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
  , 1880).
• Fundulus saguanus Rivas, 1948.
• Plains topminnow, Fundulus sciadicus Cope
  Edward Drinker Cope
  
  Edward Drinker Cope was an United States paleontology and comparative anatomy, as well as a noted herpetology and ichthyology.Born to a wealthy Society of Friends family, Cope quickly distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper in 1859....
  , 1865.
• Seminole killifish, Fundulus seminolis Girard
  Charles Frédéric Girard
  
  Charles Fr?d?ric Girard was a France biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuch?tel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz....
  , 1859.
• Longnose killifish, Fundulus similis (Baird & Girard
  Charles Frédéric Girard
  
  Charles Fr?d?ric Girard was a France biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuch?tel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz....
  , 1853).
• Southern studfish, Fundulus stellifer (Jordan
  David Starr Jordan
  
  David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
  , 1877).
• Waccamaw killifish
  Waccamaw killifish
  
  The Waccamaw killifish is a species of fish in the Cyprinodontidae family. It is Endemism to the United States. Category:Fauna of the United States...
  , Fundulus waccamensis Hubbs & Raney, 1946.
• Plains killifish, Fundulus zebrinus Jordan
  David Starr Jordan
  
  David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenics, ichthyologist , educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University....
   & Gilbert, 1883.