Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: darters

Photo: Two stripetail darters (Etheostoma kennicotti) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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Two stripetail darters (Etheostoma kennicotti) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A stripetail darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A stripetail darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: Two Tennessee darters (Etheostoma tennesseense) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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Two Tennessee darters (Etheostoma tennesseense) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A Tennessee darter (Etheostoma tennesseense) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A Tennessee darter (Etheostoma tennesseense) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A Tennessee darter (Etheostoma tennesseense) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A Tennessee darter (Etheostoma tennesseense) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: Three glassy darters (Etheostoma vitreum) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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Three glassy darters (Etheostoma vitreum) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: Two glassy darters (Etheostoma vitreum) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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Two glassy darters (Etheostoma vitreum) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A glassy darter (Etheostoma vitreum) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A glassy darter (Etheostoma vitreum) photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: Two yellowcheek darters (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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Two yellowcheek darters (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: Two yellowcheek darters (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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Two yellowcheek darters (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

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A yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei) collected from Little Red River, near Clinton, Arkansas, photographed at Conservation Fisheries.

Photo: A rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

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A rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

Photo: 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: Two rush darters (Etheostoma phytophilum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Two rush darters (Etheostoma phytophilum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A rush darter (Etheostoma phytophilum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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: A fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

Photo: A fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

A western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

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A western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) at the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab in West Liberty, West Virginia.

Photo: An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

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An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

Photo: An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

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An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

Photo: An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

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An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

Photo: An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

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An orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) at the Pontotoc Ridge Preserve near Connerville, OK.

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

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

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

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

Photo: An undescribed species of metallic shiner (Pteronotropis metallicus cf.) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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An undescribed species of metallic shiner (Pteronotropis metallicus cf.) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: An undescribed species of metallic shiner (Pteronotropis metallicus cf.) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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An undescribed species of metallic shiner (Pteronotropis metallicus cf.) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: Savannah darters (Etheostoma fricksium) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Savannah darters (Etheostoma fricksium) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: Savannah darters (Etheostoma fricksium) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Savannah darters (Etheostoma fricksium) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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