Chologaster

Chologaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Percopsiformes
Family: Amblyopsidae
Genus: Chologaster
Agassiz, 1853
Species:
C. cornuta
Binomial name
Chologaster cornuta
Agassiz, 1853

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 7 cm (2.8 in).[2]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Chologaster cornuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202609A15361831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202609A15361831.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chologaster cornuta". FishBase. May 2017 version.