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Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)

To FishBase images (<i>Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus</i>, USA, by Terceira, A.C.)
To FishBase images (Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus, USA, by Terceira, A.C.)

159306  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159306)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Cyprinodontiformes (Order)
  11. Fundulidae (Family)
  12. Fundulus (Genus)
  13. Fundulus heteroclitus (Species)
accepted
Species
Cobitis macrolepidota Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted (synonym)
Esox pisculentis Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Fundulus macrolepidota (Walbaum, 1792) · unaccepted (misspelling)

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(of Cobitis heteroclita Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to northeastern Florida  
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to northeastern Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159306 on 2024-11-21
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2005-05-27 07:39:43Z
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Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2013-01-08 14:50:09Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2013-05-30 06:24:41Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2020-09-24 06:35:24Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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original description (of Cobitis heteroclita Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Esox pisciculus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 440 [details] 

original description (of Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 452 [details] 

original description (of Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 453 [details] 

original description (of Fundulus nisorius Cope, 1870) Cope, E. D. (1870). A partial synopsis of the fishes of the fresh waters of North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 11 (84): 448-495. [Reissued as second edition in 1877 with notes added.].
page(s): 456 [details] 

original description (of Fundulus fonticola Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details] 

original description (of Hydrargira ornata Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). Descriptions of four new species, and two varieties, of the genus Hydrargira. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 6): 126-134.
page(s): 131 [details] 

original description (of Hydrargira swampina Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629
page(s): 378, 379, Pl. 10 (fig. 3) [details] 

original description (of Hydargira nigrofaciata Lesueur, 1817) Lesueur, C. A. (1817). Descriptions of four new species, and two varieties, of the genus Hydrargira. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 1, no. 6): 126-134.
page(s): 133 [details] 

original description (of Valencia lozanoi Gomez Caruana, Peiro Gomez & Sanchez Artal, 1984) Gomez Caruana, F.; Peiro Gomez, S.; Sanchez Artal, S. (1984). Descripción de una nueva especie de pez continental ibérico, Valencia lozanoi n. sp. (Pisces, Cyprinodontidae). <em>Boletin de la Estación Central de Ecología.</em> v. 13 (no. 25): 67-74. [In Spanish, English summary.]. [details] 

original description (of Cobitis macrolepidota Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 11 [details] 

original description (of Esox pisculentus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 441 [details] 

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Spain (Nation) : Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Spain (Nation) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]

Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, insect larvae and vegetables [details]

Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to northeastern Florida [details]

Habitat nektonic [details]

Habitat Benthopelagic species, found in saltwater marshes and tidal creeks, occasionally enters fresh water. [details]

Importance Scientific- Commercial [details]

Predators Kingfishers, brook trout, bullfrogs, bluefish, sandbar shark [details]

Reproduction Spawns in shallow waters from April to August, external fertilization, eggs are deposited into the shells of Modiolus demissus [details]
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LanguageName 
English mummichog  [details]
French choquemort  [details]
To Barcode of Life (45 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cobitis macrolepidota Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Fundulus fonticola Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Fundulus vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fundulus antillarum Fowler, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Fundulus viridescens DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Esox pisculentus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Hydrargira ornata Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Hydrargira swampina Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Fundulus ornatus (Lesueur, 1817))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Fundulus zebra DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Esox pisciculus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Cobitis heteroclita Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (426 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Fundulus fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Fundulus coenicolus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Fundulus swampinus (Lacepède, 1803))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Fundulus nisorius Cope, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus) (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus) (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum, 1792))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fundulus heteroclitus) 
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Cobitis heteroclita Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Esox pisciculus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus antillarum Fowler, 1916)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus badius Garman, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus coenicolus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox pisculentis Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus ornatus (Lesueur, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus pisciculus (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus pisculentis (Mitchill, 1815))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus swampinus (Lacepède, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus fonticola Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus lozanoi (Gomez Caruana, Peiro Gomez & Sanchez Artal, 1984))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus macrolepidota (Walbaum, 1792))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus nigrofaciatus (Lesueur, 1817))
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus nisorius Cope, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Hydargira nigrofaciata Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Hydrargira ornata Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Hydrargira swampina Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus zebra DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Fundulus viridescens DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Valencia lozanoi Gomez Caruana, Peiro Gomez & Sanchez Artal, 1984)
To FishBase (from synonym Cobitis macrolepidota Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox pisculentus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase images (Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus, USA, by Terceira, A.C.) (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum, 1792))
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (454723 nucleotides; 215589 proteins) 
To GenBank (454723 nucleotides; 215589 proteins) (from synonym Cobitis heteroclita Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fundulus heteroclitus P01784 illustration) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fundulus heteroclitus RAD103613-001) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766))
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
To FishBase images (<i>Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus</i>, USA, by Terceira, A.C.)
To FishBase images (Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus, USA, by Terceira, A.C.)
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Fundulus heteroclitus, mummichog (choquemort)
Fundulus heteroclitus, mummichog (choquemort)
Male mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) captured during breeding season
Male mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) captured during breeding season
Fundulus heteroclitus - size range
Fundulus heteroclitus - size range
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fundulus heteroclitus P01784 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fundulus heteroclitus P01784 illustration)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fundulus heteroclitus RAD103613-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fundulus heteroclitus RAD103613-001)
Hosted externally

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