Species that contain: Fundulus and majalis [ 8 ] records

flavula, Esox Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:13 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Mitchill 1815:439, Pl. 4 (fig. 8) [ref. 13292] as Esox flavulus. •Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:413 [ref. 22186], Wildekamp 1996:277 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:155 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Fundulidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

formosa, Hydrargira Storer [D. H.] 1842:76 [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 1 (1841-1844); ref. 18827] Near the milldam, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Correct spelling of genus is Hydrargyra. •Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (Wildekamp 1996:277 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:155 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Fundulidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

majalis, Cobitis Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:12 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on "Mayfish" of Schöpf 1788:173 [ref. 18700]; majalis refers to the month of May. •Valid as Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:413 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:109 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:87 [ref. 23239], Murdy et al. 1997:126 [ref. 23144], Wildekamp 1996:277 [ref. 23649], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:912 [ref. 23897], Lazara 2001:155 [ref. 25711], Ross et al. 2001:362 [ref. 25978], Able in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:295 [ref. 26158], Wiley & Ghedotti 2003:1150 [ref. 27020], Nelson et al. 2004:102 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:12 [ref. 30398], Ghedotti & Davis 2013:58 [ref. 32490] in subgenus Fundulus, Page et al. 2013:106 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:435 [ref. 35886], Page et al. 2023:141 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Fundulidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern U.S.A. and northern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

majalis, Poecilia Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:453 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Independent of and junior secondary homonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Based on "Mayfish" of Schöpf 1788:173; majalis refers to the month of May. •Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (W.J. Poly, 5/03). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Fundulidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

similis, Hydrargyra Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1853:389 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 6; ref. 15636] Near Indianola, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 6987-88 (2), MCZ 1293 [ex USNM 651] (4, apparently discarded). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:97 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (Wildekamp 1996:277 [ref. 23649], Ross et al. 2001:364 [ref. 25978]). •Valid as Fundulus similis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:110 [ref. 23100], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:220 [ref. 24550], Lazara 2001:161 [ref. 25711], Wiley & Ghedotti 2003:1150 [ref. 27020], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:314 [ref. 28615], García-Ramírez et al. 2007:14 [ref. 29345], Scharpf 2007:12 [ref. 30398], Lang et al. 2011:2 [ref. 31335], Page et al. 2013:106 [ref. 32708], Lozano-Vilano & De la Maza-Benignos 2016:12 [ref. 35401], Robins et al. 2018:213 [ref. 35886], Bagley et al. 2023:319 [ref. 41241], Page et al. 2023:141 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Fundulus similis (Baird & Girard 1853). Fundulidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) to Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

trifasciata, Hydrargyra Storer [D. H.] 1837:417 [Boston Journal of Natural History v. 1 (no. 4) (art. 18); ref. 18822] Marsh in Massachusetts, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (Wildekamp 1996:277 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:155 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Fundulidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vernalis, Hydrargyra Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:206, Pl. 531 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5742. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:14 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (Wildekamp 1996:277 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:156 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Fundulidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

zonatus, Esox Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:443 [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:413 [ref. 22186], Wildekamp 1996:277 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:155 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792). Fundulidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.