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The bigger one ( the one I caught the flounder on

I caught a four of these, for my YouTube video. They acted as a dual purpose fish as the video is a species video and they are a new species, and they were bait for the next species

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Species #168
Eastern Mudminnow
Umbra pygmaea

The Eastern Mudminnow is one of the rarer fish in Northern Virginia. They are only found in the few swamp environments in the southeast part of fairfax county, and they dont pile themselves on top of each other like mosquitofish or stuff like that. I got to the swampish creek and saw some smaller fish, but they ended up being eastern mosquitofish. I caught just mosquitofish for an hour until i finally went to the exact spot in the creek someone else had caught them, and on the first drop I managed to get one. Super cool species to catch in Northern VA

I couldn’t catch any big fish so I went after the small ones.

The Eastern mudminnow is a small freshwater fish typically measuring 2-4 inches and weighing up to 0.1 pounds. It has an elongated body with dark mottled patterns. Inhabiting slow-moving streams and marshes, it feeds on insects, crustaceans, and plant matter. Known for its resilience, it can survive in low-oxygen environments by burrowing into mud.

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