Ocellated, Fresh-Water Killi fishes 307 



Distribution: New York to North Carolina. 



Size: Maximum length recorded is about IV2 inches. 



General Information: Not abundant anywhere. It lives in 



shallow, brackish water together with the common killifish. 



Spawning occurs from April to October. 



Economic Importance: None. 



Ocellated Killifish 

 Fundulus ocellaris (Jordan and Gilbert) 



Color: Adult female: olive-brown above, pale green below. 

 Lower sides yellowish. Sides have 13 black cross bars. 

 Body sprinkled with small black spots. Black spot on rear 

 part of base of dorsal fin. Adult male: dark green above, 

 paler below. Pearly spots on sides sometimes form indis- 

 tinct vertical bars. Black spot on rear part of base of 

 dorsal fin. Young colored like female. 

 Distribution: Chesapeake Bay to Louisiana. 

 Size: Reaches a length of slightly more than 2V2 inches. 

 General Information: Most common south of Virginia. 

 Occurs in brackish, shallow, inshore waters, often together 

 with the common killifish. It spawns in spring. Principal 

 foods appear to be small crustaceans, shellfish, and insects. 

 Economic Importance: None. 



Fresh-Water Killifish 

 Fundulus diaphanus (LeSueur) 



