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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Fundulidae (Topminnows and killifishes)
Etymology: Fundulus: Latin, fundus = bottom; a peculiar name for a topminnow, coined for a bottom species of Atlantic coast being "the abode of the fundulus mudfish" (Ref. 45335); philpisteri: Needs a better reference.
Eponymy: Edwin Philip ‘Phil’ Pister (d: 1929) is a fisheries biologist, ichthyologist and ecologist, and an expert on desert fishes and their conservation. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Central America: Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2008. Catalog of fishes. Updated database Internet version of April 2008. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 75581)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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