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Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Banded KillifishFundulus diaphanus
Striped KillifishFundulus majalis
Eastern MosquitofishGambusia holbrooki
Sheepshead MinnowCyprinodon variegatus
Gulf KillifishFundulus grandis
Marsh KillifishFundulus confluentus
Spotfin KillifishFundulus luciae
Western MosquitofishGambusia affinis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,755 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,872 |
| Virginia | 1,502 |
| New York | 850 |
| Maryland | 831 |
| Massachusetts | 767 |
| Nova Scotia | 582 |
| Quebec | 563 |
| New Jersey | 491 |
| New Brunswick | 395 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Rivulines, Killifishes, and Livebearers · Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family | Topminnows · Fundulidae |
| Genus | Typical Topminnows · Fundulus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mummichog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.