species 98 observations

Swampfish

Chologaster cornuta

Field notes

Chologaster cornuta, commonly named swampfish, ricefish, or riceditch killifish, is a freshwater fish of the family Amblyopsidae. It is the only living species of the genus Chologaster. It only lives in US rivers in 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 6.8 cm (2.7 in).

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided