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Bony fish

Eastern Mudminnow

Umbra pygmaea

Also known as: American Mudminnow

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
Adult
@Klitu · n/a, United States · July 20211 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, over debris, mud and sand bottoms, of quiet channels, streams, swamps, and wetlands, rich in dense vegetation.
Widespread North America - introduced to Western Europe

These fish are sometimes cannibalistic as they tend to be the only species present in a given body of water. They may also be heavily infested with parasites.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over debris, mud and sand bottoms, of quiet channels, streams, swamps, and wetlands, rich in dense vegetation.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEsociformes
    5. familyUmbridae
    6. genusUmbra
    7. speciesUmbra pygmaea (DeKay, 1842)

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    More in the family

    Esociformes