mummichog

mum·mi·chog

M0482250 (mŭm′ĭ-chŏg′)n. A stout-bodied killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) of coastal Atlantic waters from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Florida, valued especially as bait.

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[Narragansett moamitteaūg.]

mummichog

(ˈmʌmɪˌtʃɒɡ) n (Zoology) a small marine killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, with silver and black vertical bars on its body, found in estuaries and other sheltered parts of the Atlantic coastline of North America

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mummichog - silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United StatesFundulus heteroclituskillifish - small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito controlFundulus, genus Fundulus - killifish