Northern Studfish

Fundulus catenatus

About This Fish

The Northern Studfish has a disjunct distribution in the middle and lower Mississippi River Basin, including the Tennessee and Cumberland river drainages. They are found in slow-moving water in small creeks to medium rivers in pools and backwaters. Northern Studfish are one of the more striking topminnows with rows of red brown spots along their side and fins, yellow edges on their fins, and bright blue on the side of breeding males. As with all topminnows, they live at the top of the water column.

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Alabama (AL), Tennessee (TN), Kentucky (KY), North Carolina (NC), Virginia (VA), Georgia (GA)

Upper Cumberland – 05130101, Rockcastle – 05130102, Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland – 05130103, South Fork Cumberland – 05130104, Obey – 05130105, Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull Reservior – 05130106, Collins – 05130107, Caney – 05130108, Lower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake – 05130201, Lower Cumberland-Sycamore – 05130202, Stones – 05130203, Harpeth – 05130204, Lower Cumberland – 05130205, Red – 05130206, North Fork Holston – 06010101, South Fork Holston – 06010102, Pigeon – 06010106, Lower French Board – 06010107, Watts Bar Lake – 06010201, Lower Little Tennessee – 06010204, Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia – 06010205, Powell – 06010206, Lower Clinch – 06010207, Emory – 06010208, Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga – 06020001, Hiwassee – 06020002, Ocoee – 06020003, Guntersville Lake – 06030001, Wheeler Lake – 06030002, Upper Elk – 06030003, Lower Elk – 06030004, Pickwick Lake – 06030005, Bear – 06030006, Lower Tennessee-Beech – 06040001, Upper Duck – 06040002, Lower Duck – 06040003, Buffalo – 06040004, Kentucky Lake – 06040005

Northern Studfish

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