Fundulus heteroclitus
Size: to 5"
Habitat: Generally inshore in harbors, inlets, salt marshes, and other quiet waters. Tolerates a wide range of salinities.
Notes: This nondescript little fish is most commonly sold as bait for fishermen. Its Indian name means "They go in great numbers".
Human populations through time have often flourished near the sea, partly because of the food resources that can be found there, but also because of the ease of transportation of people and cargo by boats. Observations about various organisms and environments were of course a major part of human activities since the earliest times, since the very survival of early Homo sapiens depended on this knowledge to obtain food and provide defense against dangerous plants and animals.
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