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northern representative, especially the genus Fundulus, of the Cyprinodontidae or toothed minnows, a family that includes also the topminnows and many popular aquarium fishes (e.g., the guppy or rainbow fish, Lebistes reticulatus) among its brightly ...
catfishes , minnows , cods , ricefishes , topminnows , cichlids , wrasses , blennies , and boxfishes). The hierarchy is determined through a variety of factors, including size, sex, age, previous residency, and previous experience.
These three groups, along with daces, killifish, shiners, topminnows, and others make up a large portion of Michigan's fish species. They can be found in most of the state's aquatic systems and are an essential part of the state's natural heritage.
Along shorelines and in water as deep as seven inches, Tricolored Herons actively pursue small fish like topminnows, killifish, and livebearers, which together comprise almost 90% of the diet.
Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Intermediate egret (Mesophoyx intermedia)
Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
Mugger (Crocodylus palustris) ...
of the United States, they consume mostly menhaden, an abundant fish commercially used for fish meal and oil. On the west coast they eat mostly anchovies and sardines. They also consume herring, sheepshead, pigfish, mullet, grass minnows, topminnows, ...
 See also: Killifish, Minnow, Crustacean, Fly, Silversides
  
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