USE OF SANDY BEACH HABITAT BY FUNDULUS-MAJALIS, A SURF-ZONE FISH

Habitat use by the striped killifish Fundulus majalis was examined at Nannygoat Beach, a sandy beach on Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA. F. maja lis catch per unit effort (CPUE) was greater in runnel habitat than in any other intertidal region, and no F. majalis were captured in the l ow-tide surf zone. Some F. majalis occupied the same runnel on consecu tive tidal cycles. F. majalis distribution may have been influenced by distributions of potential prey (surf clams Donax spp. and Mulinia sp p.) and predators (blue crab Callinectes sapidus).