Eastern mudminnow
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Adults inhabit quiet streams, sloughs, swamps and other wetlands over sand, mud and debris, often among dense vegetation. Juveniles also found among aquatic vegetation, often forming schools of 10-12 individuals . An introduced species in Europe which usually occurs in small isolated ponds and peat bogs . Oviparous, larvae remain in algal nest for about 6 days . Spawning takes place in April and May . Adults feed on insect larvae, worms, mollusks, crustaceans alevins. Experimental studies show that this species can tolerate acidic environment, particularly, at ph values ranging from 4.0 to 7.0 where no mortality or significant changes in blood plasma osmolarity and haematocrit was observed .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Body robust, thick, little compressed; head bluntly conic; snout short, equal to diameter of eye; mouth moderate, jaws short, mandible protrudes slightly beyond tip of upper jaw, premaxillaries not protractile. Gill rakers short and numerous. Dorsal inserted near pectoral than caudal base; pelvic inserted just before origin of dorsal , rays of depressed fin reaching to about 3rd anal ray. Caudal fin rounded, with 18-20 rays . Pigmentation: yellowish green with 10-12 narrow lateral dark stripes; a dark stripe through eye; a black basicaudal bar; lower jaw pale; fins plain. Also Ref. 40476.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Eastern mudminnow is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 3 - 8; non-migratory . Temperate; 4°C - 23°C ; 42°N - 30°N North America: Atlantic and Gulf slopes from southeastern New York (including Long Island) to St.
🌿 Ecology
insect larvae, worms, mollusks, crustaceans alevins
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Eastern mudminnow · eastern mudminnow, striped mudminnow · Mud minnow · mud-minnow |
| 🌍CES | blatňák menší |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Lille hundefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Amerikanischer Hundsfisch · Kleiner Hundsfisch · Ostamerikanischer Hundsfisch |
| 🌍EST | kääbus-koerkala |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | pikkukoirakala · Pikkukoitakala |
| 🇫🇷French | L'Umbre pygmée · mud-minnow · Petit poisson chien · poisson-chien americain · Umbre pygmée · Umbre pygmée, Poisson chien |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Amerikaanse hondsvis · Hondsvis |
| 🌍NOB | liten hundefisk |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Muławka wschodnioamerykańska |
| 🌍RON | Tiganus |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Карликовая евдошка |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | dvärghundfisk |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 矮蔭魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundulus fuscus | Ayres | 1843 | Synonym |
| Leuciscus pygmaeus | DeKay | 1842 | Homotypic |
| Melanura annulata | Agassiz | 1853 | Synonym |
| Umbra limi pygmaea | DeKay | 1842 | Synonym |
| Umbra pygmae | DeKay | 1842 | Synonym |
| Umbra pygmaea bilineata | Shufeldt | 1917 | Synonym |
| Umbra pygmea | DeKay | 1842 | Synonym |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 100 records indexed .
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