Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ...
Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ...
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Nearshore <strong>Species</strong> <strong>of</strong> Concern<br />
SALTMARSH<br />
TOPMINNOW<br />
The saltmarsh topm<strong>in</strong>now is a species <strong>of</strong> concern and is<br />
endemic to brackish water areas from Galveston Bay, Texas to<br />
Escambia Bay <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> western panhandle <strong>of</strong> Florida.<br />
It is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> smallest members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> topm<strong>in</strong>now/killifish family<br />
(Fundulidae), seldom exceed<strong>in</strong>g 1.75 <strong>in</strong>ches.<br />
They have little color <strong>in</strong> life; <strong>the</strong>re is cross-hatch<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> back<br />
and sides that may be gray-green or fa<strong>in</strong>ter and 12 to 30 dark<br />
round spots are <strong>of</strong>ten arranged <strong>in</strong> rows along <strong>the</strong> midside <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
body from above <strong>the</strong> pectoral f<strong>in</strong> to <strong>the</strong> base <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> caudal f<strong>in</strong>.
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