| Whiteline topminnow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Fundulidae |
| Genus: | Fundulus |
| Species: | †F. albolineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Fundulus albolineatus C. H. Gilbert, 1891 | |
The whiteline topminnow, Fundulus albolineatus, was a type of killifish first identified in 1891. It was endemic to Big Spring, Madison County, Alabama, in the United States. This species was nearly identical to the barrens topminnow and grew to 3.75 inches (8.4 cm) long.[2] It went extinct due to the rapid development of Big Spring leaving no habitat for it to thrive, and the last individuals were captured in 1889.[3]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2021) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Fundulus albolineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T8706A207441610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T8706A207441610.en. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Page, L. M., Burr, B. M., & Page, L. M. (2011). In A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico (2nd ed., pp. 428). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- ↑ Whiteline topminnow. Outdoor Alabama. (n.d.). https://www.outdooralabama.com/topminnow/whiteline-topminnow
- "Fundulus albolineatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Fundulus albolineatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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