| Common name | Goldbelly topminnow |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Lee, D.S., S.P. Platania and G.H. Burgess, 1983 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'topminnow', named for their adaptations to surface feeding (see http://www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/miscfam/killfam.htm). |