Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Cyprinodontiformes   >   Family Fundulidae   >   Genus Fundulus   

Status:

Abundant and aggressive in season in tidal shallows of the Chesapeake Bay. A recent inland record from Carroll Co. probably represents released bait fish.

There are 506 records in the project database.

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A Mummichog found as part of the Chino Farms BioBlitz in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/27/2013). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A female Mummichog found as part of the Chino Farms BioBlitz (4/27/2013). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A breeding male Mummichog in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/1/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Mummichog in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2018). (c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ryan Douglas. (MBP list)

A large female Mummichog at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Mummichog in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2019). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Mummichog in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/2/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A female Mummichog caught in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/13/2011). Photo by Lee Weigt. (MBP list)

Mummichog in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/15/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Mummichog in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/13/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Mummichog in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/2/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Mummichog caught in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/13/2016). Photo by Dan Ewing. (MBP list)

Mummichogs in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/15/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Mummichog caught in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/1/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Mummichogs in Kent Co., Maryland (5/1/2010). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Mummichog in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/27/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A male Mummichog in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2019). New county record at Piney Run presumably due to released bait. Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A male Mummichog in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2019). New county record at Piney Run presumably due to released bait. Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A female Mummichog in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2019). New county record at Piney Run presumably due to released bait. Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)


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