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Re: Fundulus catenatus

The Northern Studfish is one of the larger North American Killie fish, getting to about 6 inches long, though they can get larger.  They live in streams with medium to high flow with gravel, sand or rock bottoms.  The one I caught was in quite cool water, probably around 60 degrees.  There wasn't much vegetation and they will take food of the bottom quite readily according to my expert (a Mo. Dept. of Cons. person who specializes in fishes of Mo.)  They breed from mid-May to early August with the male guarding a breeding area.  Eggs are laid in the gravel, making them another substrate spawner. <G>  They have been known to spawn over other fishes nests.  Life span is around 5 years.
The following URL will take you to a page of a decent looking male with a large amount of information.   
http://www.nativefish.org/Articles/NorthernStudfish.htm
I'm hoping to collect some of these within the next three weeks.  The male I caught was about 5 inches long and more brightly colored then the picture.  The main difference was the unpaired fins were edged in a brighter orange then shown.  

I hope this helps!

Mike Schelp
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul.Jablinski at notes_udayton.edu
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 3:29 PM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: Re: Fundulus catenatus
  

  What do these fish look like?  What color are they?  How cold must they
be kept?  Tell us some things about them that we don't know?
  Thanks,
  Bro. Paul

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