Range and Identity
Chologaster cornuta is recorded in Atlantic coastal drainages from Virginia toward Georgia. These are specific southeastern freshwater systems, not an unrestricted range across all American swamps. Precise locality remains useful because several unrelated small fishes may occupy dark, vegetated water.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults live among plants and debris in swamps, sloughs and quiet stream pools or backwaters. Shaded stream margins with roots and submerged vegetation provide the close cover described in the account. Such cover can make the fish difficult to observe or collect.
Food and Life History
The upper reference is 6.8 centimeters total length, while four centimeters is listed as common. Small crustaceans are potential foods in its habitat, rather than a complete demonstrated diet from this summary. Female gill-chamber incubation is specifically reported.
Field Note
Describe the root or debris cover alongside the waterbody name. The fish's close association with these structures is more informative than simply calling the habitat a swamp.
All Lakes With Swampfish
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