Author: Lacepède, 1803
FBname: Sheepshead minnow
Comments: Occurs usually near vegetation in salt, brackish and fresh water (Ref. 86798).  Inhabits  hypersaline lagoons and connecting channels.  Found on muddy bottoms in turbid waters (Ref. 5217).  Omnivorous; consuming organic detritus and algae, as well as microcrustaceans, and dipteran larvae (Ref. 79012).  Caught with fine-meshed nets.  Very abundant and easily reproduced in captivity.  Used as a forage fish in mariculture (Ref. 5217).  Not a seasonal killifish.  Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).