Olympic Mudminnows love to hide
The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washingtons Only endemic fish. You won't often see the mudminnow if you look into the edge of a wetland because they love to hide under the edge of aquatic vegetation.
To lean more about the Olympic Mudminnow check out these sites and reports:1.usa.gov/TEqtT01.usa.gov/NHdkW1Photo Credit: Roger Tabor, USFWS
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Taken on July 20, 2012
Portrait of the Olympic Mudminnow
The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's Only endemic fish.
A wonderful scientific image of a male Olympic mudminnow. USFWS biologist Roger Tabor left no detail forgotten. Look through your fish guides and you will notice that fish always face left when illustrated! New fun fact of the day!
To lean more about the Olympic Mudminnow check out these sites and reports:1.usa.gov/TEqtT01.usa.gov/NHdkW1
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Taken on July 20, 2012
Olympic Mudminnow
The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's Only endemic fish.
Mud? Check. Minnow? Well not really. Its more like a mini pike!
To lean more about the Olympic Mudminnow check out these sites and reports:1.usa.gov/TEqtT01.usa.gov/NHdkW1Photo Credit: Roger Tabor, USFWS
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Olympic Mudminnow Ambush
The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's only endemic fish.
Like their bigger cousins, the pike, mudminnows are ambush hunters who sit and wait fot their food to come to them and pounce at the last minute.
To lean more about the Olympic Mudminnow check out these sites and reports:1.usa.gov/TEqtT01.usa.gov/NHdkW1
Novumbra hubbsiEnglish: The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's only endemic fish. You thought one male was a spectaclur site? Look at these three good looking fellows together! Its not just salmon who dress up to spawn. From Dempsey Creek, Olympia WA, Thurston County.26 August 2010, 23:05:21From Wikimedia Commons
Olympic Mudminnow
The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's Only endemic fish.
To lean more about the Olympic Mudminnow check out these sites and reports:1.usa.gov/TEqtT01.usa.gov/NHdkW1
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Taken on September 3, 2011 South Union, Washington, US
