Blackstripe Topminnow
Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family | Fundulidae |
| Genus | Fundulus |
| Species | Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Morgan
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N2 Imperiled
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S2 Imperiled
- Michigan
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Iowa
- S3 Vulnerable
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Anderson, C.L., Maxwell, E.C., Midgette, H., Quering, C., Richards, M., Wilson, K. & Wirwa, N. 2025. A noteworthy range extension of the federally endangered Alabama Cave Shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae) south of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 24: N47-N58. doi:10.1656/058.024.0403
How to cite this account
Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2479. https://cavebiology.org/species/fundulus-notatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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