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A fragile papershell mussel (Leptodea fragilis) at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery. This is one of 44 species of freshwater mussels still found in the upper Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien, WI.
Keywords
- Close-up
- fragile papershell mussel
- Freshwater
- Genoa
- invertabrate
- Leptodea fragilis
- Mississippi River
- mollusk
- mussel
- Photo Ark
- Portrait
- Prairie du Chien
- studio
- studio portrait
- Wisconsin
This photo © Joel Sartore 2021. Image usage guidelines

This photo is part of the Photo Ark.