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mummichog

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mum·mi·chog  (mm-chg)
n.
A stout-bodied killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) of the Atlantic coast south of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, valued especially as bait.

[Narragansett moamitteag.]
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Noun1.mummichog - silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United Statesmummichog - silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States
killifish - small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control


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The eggs of some marine and brackish-water fish can also remain out of water for a significant period before hatching: diamond killifish Adinia xenica eggs can survive up to 24 days, California grunion Leuresthes tenuis eggs up to 35 days, mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus eggs up to 37 days, and marsh killifish Fundulus confluentus eggs up to 80 days (Martin 1999).
Male VTG concentrations vary between species, ranging from 5-200 ng/mL in cutthroat trout, roach, and mummichog to several hundred micrograms per milliliter in largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) (the present study; Hiramatsu et al.
 
 
 
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