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'''Mud minnow''' may refer to: |
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{{Taxobox |
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| color = pink |
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| name = Mud Minnow |
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| status = NT |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| ordo = [[Salmoniformes]] |
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| familia = [[Galaxiidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Galaxiella]]'' |
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| species = '''''G. munda''''' |
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| binomial = ''Galaxielle munda'' |
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| binomial_authority =(McDowall, 1978) |
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| synonyms = }} |
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* ''[[Galaxiella munda]]'', known as Western mud minnow |
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The '''Mud Minnow''' ('''''Galaxiella munda''''') is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Galaxiidae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]]. |
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* ''[[Lepidogalaxias salamandroides]]'', common name Shannon mudminnow |
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This species is has a maximum length of {{convert|6|cm|in|0|lk=on}}. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9464|title=Fishbase - Mud Minnow|year=2007|accessdate=2007-10-2}}</ref> |
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* species of fish of the family [[Umbridae]] |
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** [[Central mudminnow]] |
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** [[Eastern mudminnow]] |
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** [[European mudminnow]] |
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* [[Mummichog]] (''Fundulus heteroclitus''), or mud minnows, a small killifish |
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{{Disambiguation|fish}} |
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==Habit== |
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This species is only found in the South West corner of Western Australia. It inhabits coastal rivers, streams, ponds, swamps and ditches between Albany and Ellen Brook. It can tolerate aciic water that is tannin stained and with a pH as low as 3.0. |
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== Diet == |
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Galaxiella munda is carnivorous and mainly feeds on small insects. insect larvae and micro-crustaceans. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Salmoniformes-stub}} |
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[[Category:Galaxiidae]] |
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[[Category:Fish of Australia]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 19 December 2021
Mud minnow may refer to:
- Galaxiella munda, known as Western mud minnow
- Lepidogalaxias salamandroides, common name Shannon mudminnow
- species of fish of the family Umbridae
- Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), or mud minnows, a small killifish
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