Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: darter

Photo: A fringed darter (Etheostoma crossopterum) collected from Caney Fork River, Tennessee.

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A fringed darter (Etheostoma crossopterum) collected from Caney Fork River, Tennessee.

Photo: A fringed darter (Etheostoma crossopterum) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A fringed darter (Etheostoma crossopterum) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Photo: Two greenfin darters (Etheostoma chlorobranchium) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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Two greenfin darters (Etheostoma chlorobranchium) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Photo: Two greenfin darters (Etheostoma chlorobranchium) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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Two greenfin darters (Etheostoma chlorobranchium) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Photo: Two greenfin darters (Etheostoma chlorobranchium) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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Two greenfin darters (Etheostoma chlorobranchium) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Photo: A chainback darter (Percina nevisense) collected in North Carolina and photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A chainback darter (Percina nevisense) collected in North Carolina and photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A chainback darter (Percina nevisense) collected in North Carolina and photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A chainback darter (Percina nevisense) collected in North Carolina and photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A chainback darter (Percina nevisense) collected in North Carolina and photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A chainback darter (Percina nevisense) collected in North Carolina and photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) collected in the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

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A greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) collected in the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

Photo: A greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) collected in the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

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A greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) collected in the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

Photo: A greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) collected in the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

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A greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) collected in the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

Photo: A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

Photo: A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

Photo: A candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) at the Aquatic Resource Recovery Center at White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, West Virginia.

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A candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) at the Aquatic Resource Recovery Center at White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, West Virginia. This is a male in spawning colors.

Photo: A candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) at the Aquatic Resource Recovery Center at White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, West Virginia.

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A candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) at the Aquatic Resource Recovery Center at White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, West Virginia. This is a male in spawning colors.

Photo: An endangered gilt darter (Percina evides) at the Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs in Lake City, Minnesota.

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An endangered gilt darter (Percina evides) at the Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs in Lake City, Minnesota.

Photo: An endangered gilt darter (Percina evides) at the Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs in Lake City, Minnesota.

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An endangered gilt darter (Percina evides) at the Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs in Lake City, Minnesota.

Photo: An endangered gilt darter (Percina evides) at the Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs in Lake City, Minnesota.

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An endangered gilt darter (Percina evides) at the Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs in Lake City, Minnesota.

Photo: A female redline darter (Etheostoma rufilineatum) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Butler Creek, Lauderdale County, AL.

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A female redline darter (Etheostoma rufilineatum) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Butler Creek, Lauderdale County, AL.

Photo: A male redline darter (Etheostoma rufilineatum) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Butler Creek, Lauderdale County, AL.

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A male redline darter (Etheostoma rufilineatum) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Butler Creek, Lauderdale County, AL.

Photo: A female redline darter (Etheostoma rufilineatum) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Butler Creek, Lauderdale County, AL.

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A female redline darter (Etheostoma rufilineatum) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Butler Creek, Lauderdale County, AL.

Photo: A bronze darter (Percina palmaris) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek, part of the Coosa Basin, AL.

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A bronze darter (Percina palmaris) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek, part of the Coosa Basin, AL.

Photo: A bronze darter (Percina palmaris) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek, part of the Coosa Basin, AL.

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A bronze darter (Percina palmaris) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek, part of the Coosa Basin, AL.

Photo: A coosa darter (Etheostoma coosae) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek in Chilton County, AL.

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A coosa darter (Etheostoma coosae) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek in Chilton County, AL.

Photo: A coosa darter (Etheostoma coosae) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek in Chilton County, AL.

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A coosa darter (Etheostoma coosae) photographed at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, AL. This fish was collected from Walnut Creek in Chilton County, AL.

Photo: An orangetail shiner (Pteronotropis merlini) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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An orangetail shiner (Pteronotropis merlini) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: Orangetail shiner fish (Pteronotropis merlini) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Orangetail shiner fish (Pteronotropis merlini) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: An Alabama darter (Etheostoma ramseyi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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An Alabama darter (Etheostoma ramseyi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: An Alabama darter (Etheostoma ramseyi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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An Alabama darter (Etheostoma ramseyi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A wild caught orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile) in Missouri.

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A wild caught orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile) in Missouri.

A plateau orangethroat Darter (Etheostoma spectabile squamosum) at the Oklahoma City Zoo. This animal was collected in Lower Illinois River, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

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A plateau orangethroat Darter (Etheostoma spectabile squamosum) at the Oklahoma City Zoo. This animal was collected in Lower Illinois River, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

Photo: Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: A male variegate darter (Etheostoma variatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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A male variegate darter (Etheostoma variatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: A male variegate darter (Etheostoma variatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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A male variegate darter (Etheostoma variatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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