Sea fish
Gulf killifish
Fundulus grandis
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- Habitat
- Bataklık · nehir ağzı · deniz çayırı
Best times of day
When in the day it bites best, month by month.
- Active by day
- Poor at night
In October
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Dawn Best 75
Sunrise → 3 h after
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Midday 75
2 h before midday → 2 h after
-
Dusk 70
2 h before sunset → 0.5 h after
Not productive at night
Moon phase
Effect of the moon on night fishing; the scores compare the phases.
- New moon 20
- First quarter 20
- Full moon 25
- Last quarter 20
Best phase: Full moon
Windows across 12 months
| Best times of day | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | 55 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 75 | 75 | 55 |
| Midday | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 75 | 80 |
| Dusk | 60 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 60 |
| Night |
Windows follow sunrise and sunset; clock times change with place and date. Scores are relative within the month: 100 is the best window of the day.
6 sources · confidence medium
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
0–2 m
mostly 0–1 m
Water temperature
6–35 °C
ideal 25 °C
Salinity
Also enters brackish water
0–76 ‰
Shore types
- Delta / alluvial shore
- Cove / inner bay
- River / stream mouth
- Lagoon / weir mouth
- Channel / strait link
- Tidal flat / marsh
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Seagrass
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type high, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Fundulus grandis
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Gulf killifish
