Fundulus majalis
Size: to 6"
Habitat: Generally inshore in harbors, inlets, and other quiet waters. Tolerates a wide range of salinities.
Notes: The largest and most attractive of the many species of killifish in the New Jersey area. The male is above, the female below.
Unlike their delicate cousins the Silversides, local killies are tough as nails, and can often survive several days in nothing more than cool damp seaweed.
Spider Crabs Libinia emarginata are scavengers. Although they are fearsome-looking, they are actually slow-moving, and their usual claws-out threat display is mostly bluff. Spider Crabs have relatively small round bodies (to 4"), long legs, and rather weak claws. They are found subtidally to at least 160 ft, on any type of bottom, and are very common in rivers and inlets. They often cover themselves with detritus for camouflage, and can also burrow in soft sediments.
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