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Fundulus olivaceus

(Storer, 1845)

Blackspotted Topminnow

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101201
Element CodeAFCNB04130
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCyprinodontiformes
FamilyFundulidae
GenusFundulus
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Allozyme data indicate that F. EURYZONUS and F. OLIVACEUS are sister species (Cashner et al. 1992). Exhibits a high degree of genetic variation both within and among populations. The genus FUNDULUS was removed from Atheriniformes:Cyprinodontidae and placed in Cyprinodontiformes:Fundulidae by Parenti (1981); pending confirmation based on other character suites, this change was not accepted in the 1991 AFS checklist (Robins et al. 1991). See Wiley (1986) for a study of the evolutionary relationships of FUNDULUS topminnows based on morphological characters. See Cashner et al. (1992) for an allozyme-based phylogenetic analysis of the genus FUNDULUS.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2012-02-01
Change Date1996-09-20
Edition Date2012-02-01
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes the Gulf Slope, from Galveston Bay drainage, Texas, east to Choctawhatchee River system, Florida, and middle Chattahoochee River drainage, Georgia; Mississippi River basin from the Gulf to southeastern Kansas (Holcroft 2004), central Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee (Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs near the surface in quiet or flowing, relatively clear, sand-gravel bottom headwaters, creeks, and small rivers; often occurs along margins near thick stands of emergent vegetation (Lee et al. 1980, Page and Burr 2011).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisS3Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
KansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
AlabamaS5Yes
ArkansasS4Yes
FloridaS4Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
IndianaS3Yes
TexasS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
LouisianaS5Yes
MississippiS5Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (3)
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
References (28)
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