. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries / project team, David M. Nelson (editor) ... [et al.]. Fishes Mexico, Gulf Sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus Adult. 2 cm (from Jordan 1925) Common Name: sheepshead minnow Scientific Name: Cyprinodon variegatus Other Common Names: Variegated minnow (Hildebrand 1919); sheepshead killifish (Harrington and Harrington 1961); sheepshead pupfish (Blair et al. 1968); broad killifish, and chubby (Breuer 1957). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Atheriniformes Fami
. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries / project team, David M. Nelson (editor) ... [et al.]. Fishes Mexico, Gulf Sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus Adult. 2 cm (from Jordan 1925) Common Name: sheepshead minnow Scientific Name: Cyprinodon variegatus Other Common Names: Variegated minnow (Hildebrand 1919); sheepshead killifish (Harrington and Harrington 1961); sheepshead pupfish (Blair et al. 1968); broad killifish, and chubby (Breuer 1957). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Atheriniformes Family: Cyprinodontidae Value Commercial: This fish has some commercial value as bait (Simpson and Gunter 1956, Perschbacher and Strawn 1986), but little information is available on its use. Recreational: This species' recreational value is lim- ited to its use as bait by anglers, and as a forage for game fish species. In addition, it is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish. Indicator of Environmental Stress: The sheepshead minnow is used extensively as a bioassay organism by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and oth- ers for acute, partial-chronic, and chronic bioassays in order to set water quality standards. Testing is prima- rily for effects of organochlorides and organophospho- rus compounds on the estuarine community, but this species is also useful in the evaluation of the hepatocarcinogenic risks of chemicals in contami- nated coastal waters (Schimmel et al. 1974, Schimmel and Hansen 1974, Goodman et al. 1979, Karara and Hayton 1984, Couch and Courtney 1987, Hale 1989, Hutchinson and Williams 1989, Miller et al. 1990). Ecological: The sheepshead minnow and other cyprinodontids are important in the control of salt water mosquitoes (Hildebrand 1919, Harrington and Harrington 1961) and also in the export of energy from the marsh by serving as food for birds and larger fish (Hildebrand 1919, Simmons 1957, Perschbacher and Strawn 1986). Burrowing behavior by this and o
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