Keyword: Conservation Fisheries
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FIS002-00013
Blackside dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis) in spawning colors at Conservation Fisheries. This is a vulnerable species.
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FIS002-00014
Blackside dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis) in spawning colors at Conservation Fisheries. This is a vulnerable species.
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FIS005-00054
A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.
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FIS005-00055
A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.
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FIS005-00056
A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.
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FIS011-00581
A flying fox fish (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS011-00582
A flying fox fish (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS011-00583
A flying fox fish (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS011-00578
A school of flame chubs (Hemitremia flammea) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS011-00579
A school of flame chubs (Hemitremia flammea) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS011-00580
A flying fox fish(Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS013-00041
A sawfin shiner (Notropis sp. cf. spectrunculus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS013-00042
A school of sawfin shiners (Notropis sp. cf. spectrunculus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS013-00043
A school of sawfin shiners (Notropis sp. cf. spectrunculus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS002-00008
A vulnerable blackside dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS002-00009
A vulnerable blackside dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS002-00010
Vulnerable blackside daces (Chrosomus cumberlandensis) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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FIS002-00007
Vulnerable blackside daces (Chrosomus cumberlandensis) at Conservation Fisheries.
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FIS005-00046
A diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a critically endangered fish from the southeastern U.S. at Conservation Fisheries.
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FIS005-00047
A diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a critically endangered fish from the southeastern U.S. at Conservation Fisheries.
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FIS002-00004
A school of vulnerable Blackside dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis), a rare fish from the southeasern U.S. at Conservation Fisheries.
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ESA002-00343
Goldstripe darter (Etheostoma parvipinne) at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center in Knoxville. This fish is not listed. Little is known about it.
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ESA002-00339
A pair of vulnerable (IUCN) ashy darters (Etheostoma cinereum), a very rare fish species with a shrinking range in TN and VA, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish should be listed as endangered but hasn’t been due to lack of lack of funding and little survey work to determine just how imperiled it is.
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ESA002-00340
Aquariums containing many rare and endangered fish species at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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ESA002-00341
Portrait of a western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara). This is a very rare fish that should be listed federally but is not yet.
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FIS014-00017
Yellowfin madtoms (Noturus flavipinnis) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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FIS014-00015
Critically endangered (IUCN) Chucky madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.
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FIS014-00016
Yellowfin madtoms (Noturus flavipinnis) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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FIS011-00234
Barrens topminnow (Fundulus julisia) at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This species is endangered (IUCN). It is only found in the Barrens Plateau in middle Tennessee, making it one of the rarest fish in eastern North America.
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FIS011-00235
Spotfin chubs (Erimonax monacha) at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This species is federally listed as threatened.
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ESA002-00338
Slackwater darters (Etheostoma boschungi), an endangered (IUCN) federally threatened species, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. The male is colorful and much larger than the female.
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ESA002-00336
A female slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi), an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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ESA002-00337
Slackwater darters (Etheostoma boschungi), an endangered (IUCN) federally threatened species, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. The male is colorful and much larger than the female.
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ESA002-00328
Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) at Conservation Fisheries.
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ESA002-00329
A vulnerable (IUCN) citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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ESA002-00330
Vulnerable (IUCN) citico darters (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
