General information
Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)  
   
Common nameMummichog
Valid name Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
Cobitis heteroclita Linnaeus, 1766
Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Cobitis macrolepidota Walbaum, 1792
Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum, 1792)
Fundulus macrolepidota (Walbaum, 1792)
Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Fundulus fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Fundulus coenicolus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Hydrargira swampina Lacepede, 1803
Fundulus swampinus (Lacepede, 1803)
Esox pisciculus Mitchill, 1815
Fundulus pisciculus (Mitchill, 1815)
Esox pisculentus Mitchill, 1815
Esox pisculentis Mitchill, 1815
Fundulus pisculentis (Mitchill, 1815)
Hydrargira ornata Lesueur, 1817
Fundulus ornatus (Lesueur, 1817)
Hydargira nigrofaciata Lesueur, 1817
Fundulus nigrofaciatus (Lesueur, 1817)
Fundulus zebra DeKay, 1842
Fundulus viridescens DeKay, 1842
Fundulus fonticola Valenciennes, 1846
Fundulus nisorius Cope, 1870
Fundulus vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Fundulus badius Garman, 1895
Fundulus antillarum Fowler, 1916
Valencia lozanoi Gomez Caruana, Peiro Gomez & Sanchez Artal, 1984
Fundulus lozanoi (Gomez Caruana, Peiro Gomez & Sanchez Artal, 1984)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Atherinomorphae; Cyprinodontiformes; Fundulidae.
Geographical distribution Philippines; Spain; Portugal; USA; Canada; Hawaii
Occurrence introduced: Philippines; introduced: Spain; introduced: Portugal; native: USA; native: Canada; introduced: Hawaii
Remarks Model species
Karyological information
Geographical area of study New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Source of chromosomes Gill, kidney, spleen & gonads
Number of specimens with sex 05 males & females
Diploid chromosome number 48
Karyotype formula 48a
Fundamental arm number 48
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Not reported
Reference Chen TR, Ruddle FH (1970). A chromosome study of four species and a hybrid of the killfish genus Fundulus (Cyprinodontodae). Chromosoma (Berl.), 29:255-267.
Cross Link
Animal Genome Size Database Available
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