Fundulus majalis (Walbaum 1792)

Males have 15-20 dark bars on side; females have 2-3 longitudinal stripes (Ref. 26938).

May spawn several broods of eggs in a single season (Ref. 38947).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 1415

Inhabits bays, estuaries and coastal marshes (Ref. 5723). Feeds on worms, small crustaceans, mollusks and insects (Ref. 93252). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

aquarium: commercial