Organisms

Fundulidae

Family of small, surface-dwelling fish that inhabit fresh and brackish waters, and coastal marine areas.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Family of small, surface-dwelling fish that inhabit fresh and brackish waters, and coastal marine areas.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Topminnows
  • Fundulus
  • Fundulus grandis
  • Gulf Killifish
  • Killifish, Gulf

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term TOPMINNOWS with gila topminnows in the family Poeciliidae = CYPRINODONTIFORMES; do not confuse entry terms KILLIFISH (Fundulus heteroclitus), GULF KILLIFISH (Fundulus grandis), or ATLANTIC KILLIFISH with KILLIFISHES or with JAPANESE KILLIFISH see ORYZIAS; killifish unspecified goes under KILLIFISHES

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Killifish (1976-2001)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.850.280w.214w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fundulidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D023781. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D023781
  2. Fundulidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundulidae
  3. Fundulidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131812