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
Coregonus coulleri Eigenmann & Eigenmann. Coulter's Whitefish. From a specimen 4 1/2 inches long, one of the types, collected in Kicking Horse River, at Field, British Columbia.
Under the shade of some floating leaves and debris in the shallows, a well hidden pickerel plays the waiting game. Chain Pickerel Esox nigerMorrison Springs Walton County Florida, USASealife DC1400