Name:

Central Mudminnow

 

Other Common Names:

Mudminnow, mudfish, dogfish, western mudminnow, Mississippi mudminnow

 

Scientific Name:

Umbra limi

 

Length:

Average length is 2.4 inches

 

Identification:

Upper part of the body is olive-brown in color, mottled throughout, with up to 14 indistinct brown vertical bars on the sides and a prominent dark vertical bar located at the base of the tail, belly is yellow to white and fins are brownish, large scales, can tolerate low oxygen levels

 

Photo courtesy of

Konrad Schmidt - James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History

 

Text courtesy of:

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece

Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker

 

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