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Mummichog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The mummichog is a killifish found in brackish and coastal waters along the eastern seaboard of the United States as well as Atlantic Canada. It is noted for its hardiness and for being a popular re...
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A hardy fish, the mummichog is an important food source for larger fish and is often used as bait. The mummichog also has been used as a natural method of mosquito control in marsh ponds and ditches. It has been reported that one mummichog can eat as many as 2,000 mosquito larvae ("wrigglers") a day.
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www.ceoe.udel.edu/kiosk/mummichog.html
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The mummichog shows a striking sexual dimorphism in the dorsal and anal fins, which are not only larger in the male than in the female, and the anals of a different shape,[90] but are more muscular and are used as claspers in the act of spawning.
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This fish resembles the common mummichog closely in general form, in the shape of its dorsal and anal fins, in its sexual dimorphism, and in the development of "contact organs" on the scales of breeding males.
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Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus Contributor: Wayne Waltz DESCRIPTION Taxonomy and Basic Description The mummichog belongs to a group of fishes known as killifish, which are members of the family Cyprinodontidae. Photo by Scott Taylor.
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www.dnr.sc.gov/cwcs/pdf/Mummichog.pdf
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The mummichog is an estuarine species that can tolerate a wide range of salinities. It frequently occurs together with the banded killifish in fresh water and areas of low salinity. It can tolerate rather high temperatures, up to 93 F at 14 ppt salinity.
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pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Cyprinodontidae/mummichog.h...
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Artwork: Joann Wheeler 1999 ... The name "mummichog" comes from a Native American term meaning "going in crowds." This fish is sometimes sold as live bait.
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www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/cblife/fish/mummichog.html
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