Scientific Name
    Fundulus diaphanus
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur, 1817)
            Park
    Acadia National Park (ACAD)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    Banded Killifish, Top Minnow
            Park Synonyms
    
            Taxonomic Hierarchy
    | Kingdom | Animalia | 
| Subkingdom | Bilateria | 
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia | 
| Phylum | Chordata | 
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | 
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | 
| Superclass | Actinopterygii | 
| Class | Teleostei | 
| Superorder | Acanthopterygii | 
| Order | Cyprinodontiformes | 
| Suborder | Cyprinodontoidei | 
| Family | Fundulidae | 
| Genus | Fundulus | 
| Species | Fundulus diaphanus | 
Occurrence
    Present
    Occurrence Notes
    Bowes et al. (1999) documented within ANP during 1998, historically present in at least 17 of the 21 ponds in the park on Mount Desert Island.
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Bowes et al. (1999) Likely native to Mount Desert Island but angler bait releases may account for its current distribution.
        
            Abundance
    Abundant
    Abundance Notes
    Bowes et al. (1999) historically present in at least 17 of the 21 ponds in the park on Mount Desert Island; abundance estimated based on distributional information.
        
        Seasonality Tags
        - 
            Breeder
                Spawns in the quiet waters of lakes and ponds (Scott and Crossman 1973).
 
Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
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    References
    
    Vouchers
    
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            External Links
    
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            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    G. Mittelhauser
            Created Date
    10/8/2002 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    G. Mittelhauser
            Last Modified Date
    10/8/2002 12:00:00 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Detail: Bowes et al. (1999) Likely native to Mount Desert Island but angler bait releases may account for its current distribution; documented within ANP during 1998, historically present in at least 17 of the 21 ponds in the park on Mount Desert Island; Recently documented at Aunt Betty Pond (1998, J. Le), Bear Brook Pond (July 1995, J. Burgess), The Bowl (1995, J. Burgess), Hadlock Stream (1998, J. Le), and The Tarn (1998, J. Le).
Burgess (1995) Present at Bear Brook Pond and The Bowl
Dubuc et al. (1988) identified Fundulus spp.  from scat samples of River Otter.
Zabinski and Olday (1975):  Present in The Tarn.
Fuller and Cooper (1946) collected during surveys with seines in Seal Cove Pond, Long Pond, Upper Hadlock Pond, Jordan Pond, Eagle Lake, and Bubble Pond during the summer of 1942; especially abundant in lakes and ponds on MDI.
Batchelder (1927) Present within the park in watersheds east of Somes Sound; general distribution on MDI., Park Species Data Source: Bowes et al. 1999; Burgess (1995); Zabinski and Olday (1975); Fuller and Cooper (1946); Batchelder (1927)
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