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Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Umbridae | Umbra pygmaea | (DeKay) | 1842 | Eastern Mudminnow |
Umbra pygmaea
Unique Characters: Stout, cylindrical body with broad head and short snout. Body color brown with 10-14 thin dark-brown stripes on the sides and a black bar just before the caudal fin base.
Similar Species:
Bowfin Amia calva. Dorsal fin long. Gular plate present between gill membranes on ventral surface of head.
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