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Umbra limi

(Kirtland, 1840)

Central Mudminnow

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100934
Element CodeAFCHC03010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderEsociformes
FamilyUmbridae
GenusUmbra
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Most closely related to U. pygmaea of Atlantic Slope; third member of genus occurs in Europe (Lee et al. 1980).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-17
Change Date1996-09-13
Range Extent Comments
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Manitoba and south to central Ohio, western Tennessee, and northeastern Arkansas; Hudson River drainage (Atlantic Slope), New York; isolated populations occur in the Missouri River drainage of east-central South Dakota and western Iowa; common (Page and Burr 1991).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.
Threat Impact Comments
Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Usually in moderately to densely vegetated streams, sloughs, or swamps; sometimes in bog lakes. Avoids areas with current and water more than 0.5 m deep (but occurs in deep pools in winter). Often in ooze and detritus on bottom. Tolerant of low oxygen and high temperature. Spawns in overflow areas along creeks. Eggs stick to vegetation.

Reproduction

Spawns May or June in Manitoba, Minnesota, Indiana, and New York. Eggs hatch in about 6 days. Males sexually mature at age 1, females usually at age 2. At least some females probably spawn in several different years, but may skip a year. (Martin-Bergman and Gee 1985, Scott and Crossman 1973).
Palustrine Habitats
TEMPORARY POOLHERBACEOUS WETLANDSCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDFORESTED WETLANDBog/fen
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickSNANo
SaskatchewanS2Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganS5Yes
ConnecticutSNANo
TennesseeS3Yes
New HampshireS5Yes
IndianaS4Yes
OhioS4Yes
IowaS3Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ArkansasSHYes
West VirginiaS1Yes
South DakotaS1Yes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
VermontS3Yes
KentuckyS2Yes
MontanaSNANo
North DakotaS4Yes
New YorkS5Yes
WisconsinS5Yes
MissouriS1Yes
MassachusettsSNANo
Roadless Areas (2)
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
FibreHiawatha National Forest7,432
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
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