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

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

Photo: Plateau orangethroat Darter (Etheostoma squamosum) at the Oklahoma City Zoo. This animal was collected in Lower Illinois River, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

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Plateau orangethroat Darter (Etheostoma 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 central greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides pholidotum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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A male central greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides pholidotum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: A male central greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides pholidotum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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A male central greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides pholidotum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: A male central greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides pholidotum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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A male central greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides pholidotum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photo: Banded darter (Etheostoma zonale) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Banded darter (Etheostoma zonale) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: Dusky darter (Percina sciera) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Dusky darter (Percina sciera) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

Photo: Dusky darter (Percina sciera) collected from Big Darby Creek near Circleville, OH.

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Dusky darter (Percina sciera) 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.

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

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

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

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

A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.

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A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.

A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.

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A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.

A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.

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A critically endangered diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) at Conservation Fisheries.

Picture of a blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata) at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

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A blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata) at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

Picture of a blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata) at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

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A blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata) at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

Picture of a gulf darter (Etheostoma swaini) from the Yellow River, Florida, at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

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A gulf darter (Etheostoma swaini) from the Yellow River, Florida, at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

Picture of a gulf darter (Etheostoma swaini) from the Yellow River, Florida, at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

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A gulf darter (Etheostoma swaini) from the Yellow River, Florida, at the US Geological Survey Southeast Science Center.

Picture of a Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

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A Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) at the Cincinnati Zoo. This is a very common species in Ohio’s rivers and streams.

Picture of a Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

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A Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) at the Cincinnati Zoo. This is a very common species in Ohio’s rivers and streams.

Picture of an orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile pulchellum) collected in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile pulchellum) collected in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of an orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile pulchellum) collected in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile pulchellum) collected in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

A diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a critically endangered fish from the southeastern U.S. at Conservation Fisheries.

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A diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a critically endangered fish from the southeastern U.S. at Conservation Fisheries.

A diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a critically endangered fish from the southeastern U.S. at Conservation Fisheries.

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A diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a critically endangered fish from the southeastern U.S. at Conservation Fisheries.

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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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.

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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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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