aster . ▁It ▁only ▁lives ▁in ▁US ▁rivers ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast al ▁P lain ▁d rain ages , ▁from ▁sout heast ▁Virginia ▁to ▁central ▁Georgia . ▁It ▁lives ▁up ▁to ▁two ▁years . ▁The ▁Latin ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁very ▁tiny ▁horn ed ▁bul ge ▁at ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁eye . ▁They ▁are ▁commonly ▁ ▁long , ▁but ▁may ▁reach ▁about ▁. ▁ ▁Character istics ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Amb ly ops idae ▁( typ ically ▁known ▁as ▁cave fish ▁or ▁blind fish ). ▁It ▁is ▁d ors ally ▁brown ▁and ▁vent r ally ▁cre amy ▁white , ▁with ▁three ▁dark ▁stri pes ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁It ▁inhab its ▁above - ground ▁sw amps , ▁rather ▁than ▁c aves ▁as ▁most ▁other ▁species ▁in ▁its ▁family . ▁Although ▁many ▁Amb ly ops idae ▁species ▁have ▁v estig ial ▁eyes , ▁the ▁sw amp fish ▁has ▁functional ▁eyes . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁C . ▁corn uta ▁fe eds ▁mostly ▁at ▁night , ▁on ▁small ▁cr ust ace ans ▁and ▁aqu atic ▁insect s . ▁It ▁spawn s ▁in ▁March ▁and ▁April . ▁Although ▁locally ▁common , ▁individuals ▁are ▁hard ▁to ▁spot ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁largely ▁no ct urn al ▁and ▁found ▁in ▁heavily ▁veget ated ▁waters . ▁They ▁are ▁highly ▁sensitive ▁to ▁touch ▁and ▁light , ▁and ▁will ▁quickly ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁either , ▁hiding ▁on ▁the ▁bottom ▁until ▁dark . ▁Its ▁th ig mot ax ic ▁t endency ▁is ▁shown ▁by ▁the ▁difficulty