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Life History And Ecology Of The Barrens Topminnow, Fundulus Julisia Williams And Etnier (Pisces, Fundulidae), Patrick L. Rakes
Life History And Ecology Of The Barrens Topminnow, Fundulus Julisia Williams And Etnier (Pisces, Fundulidae), Patrick L. Rakes
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The life history of the Barrens topminnow, Fundulus julisia, was investigated in a two-year study from 1983 to 1985. The species is restricted to a few isolated springs and groundwater-influenced upland streams on the Barrens Plateau in the vicinity of Manchester in middle Tennessee. In most aspects of its behavior, including feeding and reproduction, this topminnow differs little from other members of the same genus. The fish is an opportunistic carnivore, feeding upon aquatic insects, crustaceans, and gastropods, as well as terrestrial insects that fall in water. Like other killifish, F. julisia has an extended breeding season that is …