Where Does Golden Topminnow Live?
Fundulus chrysotus
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Where to find Golden Topminnow
- Water type
- freshwater
- Depth
- Surface to shallow depths (typically less than 1 meter)
- Environment
- Prefers clear, slow-moving or still waters with abundant vegetation. Found in swamps, marshes, oxbow lakes, ponds, ditches, and vegetated margins of streams and rivers. Often associated with submerged and emergent aquatic plants, which provide cover and foraging opportunities. Tolerant of a wide range of water conditions, including low oxygen levels.
- Geographic range
- Southeastern United States, primarily along the coastal plain from southeastern North Carolina south through Florida, and west to eastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma. Its range extends northward in the Mississippi River basin to southern Illinois and Indiana.
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