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Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) is a species in the family Fundulidae, order Cyprinodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the mummichog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mummichog live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mummichog as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Philippines
  2. Portugal
  3. Spain

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the mummichog endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mummichog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCyprinodontiformes
  5. familyFundulidae
  6. genusFundulus
  7. SpeciesFundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Cobitis heteroclita, Cobitis macrolepidota, Esox pisciculus, Esox pisculentis, Esox pisculentus, Fundulus antillarum, Fundulus badius, Fundulus coenicolus, Fundulus fasciatus, Fundulus fonticola, Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus, Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus, Fundulus heteroclitus var. badius, Fundulus lozanoi, Fundulus macrolepidota, Fundulus nigrofaciatus, Fundulus nisorius, Fundulus ornatus, Fundulus pisciculus, Fundulus pisculentis, Fundulus swampinus, Fundulus vinctus, Fundulus viridescens, Fundulus zebra, Hydargira nigrofaciata, Hydrargira ornata, Hydrargira swampina, Poecilia coenicola, Poecilia fasciata, Valencia lozanoi

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Bermuda killifishEnglish
  • Lover's Lake killifishEnglish
  • Mangrove minnowEnglish
  • FúndulCatalan
  • 底鮰Chinese
  • fundul mumiovýCzech
  • Zebrastribet tandkarpeDanish
  • Zebra-KillifischGerman
  • FúnduloSpanish
  • Triibuline fundulusEstonian
  • siniraitakilliFinnish
  • choquemortFrench
  • ウミメダカJapanese
  • przydenka żebrowataPolish
  • PeixinhoPortuguese
  • Обыкновенный фундулюсRussian
  • 百慕大底鮰Chinese
  • fundul bermudskýCzech
  • FunduloPortuguese
  • Peixe-das-salinasPortuguese
  • Peixe-diaboPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mummichog

Other species in the same genus Fundulus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the mummichog an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mummichog as introduced in 3 countries: Philippines, Portugal and Spain, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the mummichog?

The mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) belongs to the family Fundulidae in the order Cyprinodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mummichog

MLA

“Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mummichog.

BibTeX
@misc{mummichog_2026,
  title = {Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mummichog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}