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Common Name: Olympic mudminnow
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Wydoski and Whitney (1979); Page and Burr (1991).
Size: 8 cm.
Native Range: Coastal lowlands of Olympic Peninsula, Washington, from Ozette Lake and
Queets River drainage (where possibly introduced), to upper Chehalis
River drainage. Occasionally found in lower Deschutes River (Puget
Sound drainage), apparently as a result of floodwater exchange with
Chehalis River (Wydoski and Whitney 1979; Page and Burr 1991).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: It is suspected that populations in the Queets River, including the Lake Ozette system, Washington, are the result of an introduction (Wydoski and Whitney 1979). However, more recent evidence leads us to believe this is not the case (see remarks).
Means of Introduction: Unknown.
Status: Established in Washington.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: The Olympic mudminnow has recently been found in two areas between the suspected "introductions", the Hoh and Quillayute rivers (Mongillo and Hallock 1997). These new locations are north of the Queets River and south of Lake Ozette. These new discoveries lead us to believe that this species is actually native to the eastern drainages of Puget Sound but hadn't been found before.
Mongillo, P.E., and M. Hallock. 1997. Distribution and habitat of native nongame stream fishes of the Olympic Peninsula. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Technical Report #FRD 97-05. 45 pp.
Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series, volume 42. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
Wydoski, R. S., and R. R. Whitney. 1979. Inland fishes of Washington. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 12/5/2003 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Novumbra hubbsi. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=976> Revision Date: 12/5/2003
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