mudminnow
Umbra limi latin

The most common species by far in the lake is the central mudminnow.

The Olympic mudminnow is listed as a sensitive species by the state of Washington.

Washington state status report for the Olympic mudminnow.

Common names for this fish include Salamanderfish and Shannon mudminnow.

The mudminnow has also been introduced into many of the tributaries in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

This mudminnow is known to bury itself in the mud or sand to avoid capture in some situations.

The central mudminnow is carnivorous and typically feeds in the benthic area of freshwater habitats.

The Olympic mudminnow resides in dark areas in the bottom of the river, living on fish larvae, eggs and small invertebrates.

The European mudminnow (Umbra krameri) is a species of fish in the Umbridae family.

The genus Novumbra contains the species N. hubbsi, the Olympic mudminnow.

Umbra krameri (European mudminnow)

Umbra limi (Central mudminnow)

Umbra pygmaea (Eastern mudminnow)

Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi)

He answered "hundfisk " (mudminnow).

The central mudminnow tends to spawn in mid-April in temperatures of 13 degrees Celsius with the higher temperature stimulating the spawning.

The eastern mudminnow (U. pygmaea) can be found across the eastern United States and south eastern Canada.

The Olympic mudminnow is the only species in genus Novumbra, and one of seven species worldwide in the family Umbridae.

According to Robinson et al. the average age of the central mudminnow is three while they can reach ages of five or six, according to their study in 2009.

Chironoids and gastropods, when taken from the dissection, had a combined volume of about 60 percent which proves that the mudminnow feeds mainly in benthic areas (1984).

The eastern mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea, is a freshwater fish of eastern North America, reaching a length of up to 15 cm.

This mudminnow uses a modified gas bladder to breathe air pockets that are trapped between the ice and water during the winter months to feed and stay active.

The central mudminnow (U. limi) ranges throughout the Great Lakes region and Mississippi River basin of North America.

The European mudminnow (U. krameri) can be found in the Danube and Dniester River basins of Europe.

The central mudminnow, or Umbra limi, lives in slow-moving water around ponds, lakes, and streams in central North America and ranges in length from 51-102 mm.

Umbra limi prefers water with low dissolved oxygen levels, warmer temperatures, and low flow.

Umbra limi (Central mudminnow)

The central mudminnow (Umbra limi) is a small fish in the family Umbridae of the order Esociformes.

Geographic Distribution of Umbra limi

These include mudminnows (Umbra limi) and sculpins (Cottus spp.)

The central mudminnow, or Umbra limi, lives in slow-moving water around ponds, lakes, and streams in central North America and ranges in length from 51-102 mm.

In a study conducted by Colgan and Silburt, they found that an average of only 0.9 percent (out of 511 items) of the contents of dissected stomachs of Umbra limi contained zooplankton.

Umbra limi is a widely distributed species that inhabits many freshwater systems such as lakes, streams, and wetlands near the littoral zone, or near the shore, and around dense cover in central North America west of the Appalachian Mountains (1,3).

Midkiff, E.S.; Tarter, D.C., "Diet and growth of larval and juvenile grass pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus, and centralmudminnow, Umbra limi, in the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County West Virginia."