Chologaster cornuta
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| Chologaster cornuta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Amblyopsidae |
| Genus: | Chologaster , 1853
Agassiz |
| Species: | C. cornuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Chologaster cornuta Agassiz, 1853
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Chologaster cornuta, commonly named swampfish, ricefish, or riceditch killifish, is a freshwater fish of the
Atlantic Coastal Plain drainages, from southeast Virginia to central Georgia. It lives up to two years. The Latin name refers to a very tiny horned bulge at front of the eye. They are commonly 4 cm (1.6 in) long, but may reach about 7 cm (2.8 in).[2]
Characteristics
This
vestigial
eyes, the swampfish has functional eyes.
Behavior
Chologaster cornuta feeds mostly at night, on small crustaceans and aquatic insects. It spawns in March and April. Although locally common, individuals are hard to spot because they are largely
thigmotaxic tendency is shown by the difficulty in seining it from the roots and debris of its preferred habitat along edges of submerged weed banks which border sand-bottomed channels.[clarification needed
]
This fish is found over vegetation and debris in swamps, sloughs, and quiet pools and backwaters of streams. They prefer highly oxygenated water and have a high temperature tolerance. They are found year-round in small and well-shaded open streams, where temperatures don't exceed 23 °C. This habitat is rich in potential food for C. cornuta, such as
References
- . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Chologaster cornuta in FishBase. May 2017 version.
- ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ "Chologaster cornuta - Swampfish". Discover Life.