Umbra

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Umbra is a small genus of freshwater fishes, commonly known as mudminnows, found in slow-moving or stagnant waters of North America and Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus
taxon
bodyShape elongated body
class Actinopterygii
commonName mudminnows
conservationConcern some species locally threatened
diet invertebrates
small aquatic organisms
distribution temperate regions
ecologicalNiche small freshwater fish
environmentPreference ditches
floodplain pools
marshes
swamps
family Umbridae NERFINISHED
genusContains Umbra krameri NERFINISHED
Umbra limi NERFINISHED
Umbra pygmaea
habitat freshwater
slow-moving waters
stagnant waters
hasCommonName American mudminnows NERFINISHED
European mudminnows NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Europe NERFINISHED
North America
order Esociformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Umbridae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying
respirationAdaptation tolerant of low oxygen levels
sizeClass small-sized fish
taxonRank genus
waterType freshwater only

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Esociformes includesGenus Umbra