| Chologaster | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Amblyopsidae |
| Genus: | Chologaster Agassiz, 1853 |
| 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 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chologaster cornuta". FishBase. May 2017 version.