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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Fishes > Smegmamorpha > Cyprinodontiformes > Killifishes > Fundulus heteroclitus
... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Fishes > Smegmamorpha > Cyprinodontiformes > Fundulidae > Fundulus heteroclitus

Preferred term

Fundulus heteroclitus  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Atlantic Killifish
  • Cobitis macrolepidota
  • Mummichog
  • Mummichogs

Scope note

  • A killifish species in topminnows genus Fundulus which is native to Atlantic saltwater marshes and tidal creeks. It is commonly known as mummichog or Atlantic killifish. Fundulus heteroclitus is a model organism for toxicogenomics and related fields because of its high resistance to environmental toxins; short intervals between spawning (10 days); large number of eggs (up to 300 each spawning) and relatively long lifespan (4 years).

History note

  • 2024(2002)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000096403

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