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mud-minnow (Umbra pygmaea)
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mud-minnow (Umbra pygmaea) specimen
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Umbridae

mud-minnow

Umbra pygmaea

Thirteen Point Seven Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Europe
  • North America
  • West Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

mud-minnow is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 13.7 cm.

Family
Umbridae
Genus
Umbra
Maximum length
13.7 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
North America: Atlantic and Gulf slopes from southeastern New York (including Long Island) to St.Johns River drainage in Florida and west to Aucilla River drainage in Florida and Georgia, USA (Ref. 5723 ). Introduced (but very localized) to central and western Europe (Ref. 59043 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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