Fish at Gateway National Recreation Area
A list Fish found within the boundary of Gateway National Recreation Area
This list is a work in progress. We will continue to update over time.
banded killifish
The banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus), is a North American species of temperate freshwater killifish belonging to the Fundulus genus of the Fundulidae family. The natural geographic range extends from Newfoundland to South Carolina, and west to Minnesota. It occupies the Great Lakes drainages. The banded killifish is the only freshwater killifish found in the ...more ↓
Mummichog
The mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, is a small killifish found in the eastern United States. Also known as mummies, gudgeons, and mud minnows, these fish are found in brackish and coastal waters including estuaries and salt marshes along the eastern seaboard of the United States as well as the Atlantic coast of Canada. It is noted for its hardiness and ...more ↓
Fundulus luciae
The spotfin killifish (Fundulus luciae) is a member of the genus Fundulus. It closely resembles the mummichog in shape and coloration, but the two species can be distinguished by dorsal ray count; 8 in the spotfin, 11 or 12 in the mummichog. The dorsal fin of the spotfin originates farther back, over or slightly behind the anal and about equidistant between the top ...more ↓
Striped Killifish
The striped killifish (Fundulus majalis), also called the striped mummichog, is a North American species of saltwater killifish (occasionally also found in brackish water), dwelling in shallow coastal waters close to shore, and is found from New Hampshire to Florida.
Western Mosquitofish
The western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) is a species of freshwater fish, also known commonly, if ambiguously, as simply mosquitofish or by its generic name, Gambusia, or by the common name gambezi. There is also an eastern mosquitofish (G. holbrooki).
