Fishing for Southern studfish

Fundulus stellifer

The southern studfish is a large, robust topminnow with a cylindrical body, olive above with rows of red-brown spots forming thin horizontal lines along silvery sides; breeding males are bright blue-green with red spotting. It lives in pools and backwaters of clear rocky creeks in the southeastern United States. Adults reach about 7 inches. It swims near the surface. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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