Iowa Fish Atlas

Native: Yes

State Rank: SH

ITIS Code: 165666          

National Rank: N4           

Global Rank: G4

Modeled By: Anna Loan-Wilsey

State Range:

Pre-1900 collections indicate that the plains topminnow was restricted to the northwest Central Plains Aquatic Subregion.  Due to the lack of modern collections, this species is most likely extirpated from Iowa (Harlan et al. 1987).

Habitat Affinities:

The plains topminnow inhabits the clear, quiet pools, backwaters, and overflow pools of small creeks and larger streams with abundant submerged aquatic vegetation and moderate current (Cross and Collins 1995; Harlan et al. 1987; Pflieger 1997; Phillips et. al. 1982).

Predictive Model(s):

Statewide Model: Range Only

The distribution is based upon existing collection records and professional review.

No Prediction

Literature Cited:

Cross, F.B., and J.T. Collins.  1995.  Fishes in Kansas.  University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Public Education Series No. 14, Lawrence, Kansas.   315 pp.

Harlan, J.R., E.B. Speaker, and J. Mayhew.  1987.  Iowa fish and fishing. Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa. 323pp.

Pflieger, W.L.  1997.  The fishes of Missouri.  Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, Missouri.  372 pp.

Phillips, G.L., W.D. Schmid, and J.C. Underhill.  1982.  Fishes of the Minnesota region.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  248 pp.

Data Sources:

Meek, S.E.  1894.  Notes on the fishes of Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska.  Bulletin

of the United States Fish Commission 14(1894):133-138.

Additional References:

Cashner, R.C., J.S. Rogers, and J.M. Grady.  1992.  Phylogenetic studies of the genus Fundulus.  Pages 421-437 in R. L. Mayden, editor.  Systematics, historical ecology, and North American freshwater fishes.  Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calfiornia. xxvi + 969 pp.

Clay, W.M.  1975.  The fishes of Kentucky.  Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky.  416 pp.

Cunningham, G.R., R.D. Olson, and S.M. Hickey.  1995.  Fish surveys of the streams and rivers in south central South Dakota west of the Missouri River.  Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science 74:55-64.

Douglas, N.H.  1974.  Freshwater fishes of Louisiana.  Claitor’s Publishing Division, Sponsored by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  443 pp.

Etnier, D.A., and W.E. Starnes.  1993.  The fishes of Tennessee.  University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee.  681 pp.

Huver, C.W. 1973.  A bibliography of the genus Fundulus.  G. K. Hall and Company, Boston, Massachusetts. v + 138 pp.

Kelly, G., editor.  1986.  Animal habitat relations handbook.  Missouri Department of Conservation and U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Jefferson City, Missouri.  293 pp.

Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.  1980.  Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.  North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina.  867 pp.

Lynch, J.D., and B.R. Roh.  1996.  An ichthyological survey of the forks of the Plate River in western Nebraska. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Science 23:65-84.

Mayer, F.  1931.  Fundulus sciadicus. Aquatic Life 15(2):40,57.

Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.  1991.  A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.

Parenti, L.R.  1981.  A phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of cyprinodontiform fishes (Teleostei, Atherinomorpha).  Bulletin of the American Museum Natural History 168:335-557.

Pflieger, W.L.  1971.  A distributional study of Missouri fishes.  University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History  20(3):225-570.

Pflieger, W.L.  1989a.  Aquatic community classification system for Missouri.  Missouri Department of Conservation.  Jefferson City, Missouri.  Aquatic Series No. 19. 70 pp. plus Supplement.

Pflieger, W.L.  1989b.  The stream resources of Missouri.  D-J Project - F-1-R-28.  Study S-20.  Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia, Missouri.  

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott.  1991.  Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada.  American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20, Bethesda, Maryland. 183 pp.

Robison, H.W., and T.M. Buchanan. 1988.  Fishes of Arkansas.  University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas.  536 pp.

Smale, M.A., and C. F. Rabeni.  1995.  Hypoxia and hyperthermia tolerances of headwater stream fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  124:698-710.

Starnes, W.C.  1995.  Taxonomic validation for fish species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Category 2 species list.  28 pp.

Stasiak, R.  1987.  The minnows and killifish.  In The Fish Book.  Nebraskaland Magazine.  Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. 65(1)56-65.

Thom, R.H., and J.H. Wilson.  1980.  The natural divisions of Missouri.  Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science  14:9-24.

Wiley, E.O.  1986.  A study of the evolutionary relationships of Fundulus topminnows (Teleostei: Fundulidae). American Zoologist 26:121-130.

Photo Credits:

Upper Left:       Photo courtesy of Konrad P. Schmidt, copyright Konrad P. Schmidt.

Upper Right:     Photo courtesy of Konrad P. Schmidt, copyright Konrad P. Schmidt.