Fundulus rubrifrons
(Jordan 1880)
Family Fundulidae
The redface topminnow is a member of the topminnow family. It has an olive-green body with rows of small brown to red spots on the side, and the fins are clear to red-orange. There are five preopercular pores. Redface topminnows can be found in marshes and other wetlands, ditches and ponds. They’re also common in the backwaters of sluggish creeks and small to medium rivers, and are usually found near vegetation.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central and Peninsula drainages
- River Drainages — minor Gulf tributaries, Suwannee River, Withlacoochee River, Tampa Bay, the Myakka or Peace River, Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades, the Tolomato or Matanzas River, St. John’s River and the St. Mary’s River