''Umbra'' is a
genus
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of
mudminnows native to
Europe
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and
North America
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.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
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Umbra krameri
The European mudminnow (''Umbra krameri'') is a species of fish in the Umbridae family found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine ...
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, 1792 (European mudminnow)
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Umbra limi
The central mudminnow (''Umbra limi'') is a small fish in the family Umbridae of the order Esociformes. It is found in central and eastern North America in productive waters. It is fairly tolerant of low oxygen concentration
In chemistry, c ...
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( Kirtland, 1840) (central mudminnow)
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Umbra pygmaea
The eastern mudminnow (''Umbra pygmaea'') is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Umbridae. It is native to eastern North America, but has been introduced to Europe. It feeds primarily on insect larvae and other small aquatic in ...
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( DeKay, 1842) (eastern mudminnow)
References
Umbridae
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer
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