European mudminnow

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European mudminnow

The European mudminnow (Umbra krameri) is a species of fish in the Umbridae family found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine within the Danube and Dniester river drainage basins.[1] Widespread loss of wetland habitat, agricultural impacts, channelization, climate change and invasive species are contributing to declines, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies this formerly abundant species as vulnerable to extinction within its indigenous range.[1] An introduced population exists in northern Germany.[1]

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European mudminnow
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Umbridae
Genus: Umbra
Species:
U. krameri
Binomial name
Umbra krameri
Walbaum, 1792
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Range of U. krameri
  Resident
  Extinct
Synonyms[2]
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  • Aphyra lacustris Grossinger, 1794
  • Cyprinodon umbra Cuvier, 1829
  • Umbra canina Károli, 1882
  • Umbra krameri Fitzinger, 1832
  • Umbra krameri subsp. pavlovi Kux & Libosvarsky, 1957
  • Umbra lacustris Hankó, 1923
  • Umbra lucifuga Gronow, 1854
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