September 1986 Publication of the North Amerian Native Fishes Association Joseph Tomelleri Fundulus cingulatus is an egg-laying toothcarp of the family Cyprinodontidae. It hails from the southeastern United States, mainly from states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, under conditions which will be described. My first cingulatus were wild-caught specimens skillfully captured and shipped by a fellow North American Native Fishes Association member, Bill Ballard of Elberta, Alabama. They arrived in excellent condition. Bill included painstakingly thorough notes on the species' appearance, habitat, and preferences.
Females look much like female chrysotus but without the glittery spots on the side.
It prefers water that is almost fresh, but with just a very slight bit of salinity. It will likely breed well in captivity if given the right conditions. I've never seen it on any endangered list, but feel it should be watched and conserved. Females color is pale by comparison, which causes the vertical bar along their flanks to be more prominent than those along the males' sides. The same may be said for the eye of the male, which reflects a beautiful blue sheen and bears an hourglass-shaped pupil.