What adaptation do mummichog have to find (and live without) water?

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Quick Facts

Species

Native

Size

5 to 6 inches in length

Habitat

Muddy marshes, tidal creeks and grass flats and along sheltered shores. In summer, may range along a hundred feet of the shoreline and a few yards offshore. During colder months, often retreat to deeper waters or burrow six to eight inches deep in bottom mud or silt.

Range

Abundant, permanent residents of the entire Chesapeake Bay. Found on the Atlantic coast of North America from Labrador, Canada, to Mexico.

Diet

Diet includes algae, plants, insects, small crustaceans and mollusks, other fish and carrion

Lifespan Up to 3 years

organisms are more likely to be more preserved in mud than sand because mud is moist and wet, while sand is very dry.