Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Fish

Photo: Adult Longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

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Adult Longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

Photo: Adult Longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

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Adult Longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

Photo: White bullhead (Ameiurus catus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

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White bullhead (Ameiurus catus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

Photo: White bullhead (Ameiurus catus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

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White bullhead (Ameiurus catus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

Photo: A male Shokihaze goby (Tridentiger barbatus) at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility near Byron, CA

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A male Shokihaze goby (Tridentiger barbatus) at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility near Byron, CA

Photo: A male Shokihaze goby (Tridentiger barbatus) at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility near Byron, CA

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A male Shokihaze goby (Tridentiger barbatus) at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility near Byron, CA

Photo: A male Shokihaze goby (Tridentiger barbatus) at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility near Byron, CA

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A male Shokihaze goby (Tridentiger barbatus) at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility near Byron, CA

Photo: Shimofuri goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

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Shimofuri goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

Photo: Shimofuri goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

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Shimofuri goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab in Byron, CA at UC Davis.

Photo: Sleeper blue dot goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Sleeper blue dot goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Sleeper blue dot goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Sleeper blue dot goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Sleeper blue dot goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Sleeper blue dot goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: A juvenile humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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A juvenile humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: A juvenile humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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A juvenile humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: A juvenile humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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A juvenile humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Creole fish (Paranthias furcifer) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Creole fish (Paranthias furcifer) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Creole fish (Paranthias furcifer) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Creole fish (Paranthias furcifer) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Matted filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Matted filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Matted filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) at Loro Parque's aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

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Matted filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) at Loro Parque’s aquarium in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Photo: Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
This is a black bar type from “Laguna de los patos norte y sur” in Venezuela.

Photo: Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
This is a lime green type from the Cumana area in Venezuela.

Photo: Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
This is a peacock type from “Laguna de los patos norte and Laguna la Malaguena” in Venezuela.

Photo: Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
This is a red cheat type from “Laguna la Malaguena” in Venezuela.

Photo: Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
This is a white peacock type from “Laguna de los patos, norte” in Venezuela.

Photo: Female Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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Female Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

Photo: Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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Endler fish (Poecilia wingei) from a private collection in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
This is a orchid type that lives in the Cumana area of Venezuela.

Photo: Spotted goblin (Inimicus sinensis) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

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Spotted goblin (Inimicus sinensis) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

Photo: Spotted goblin (Inimicus sinensis) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

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Spotted goblin (Inimicus sinensis) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

Photo: Spotted goblin (Inimicus sinensis) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

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Spotted goblin (Inimicus sinensis) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

Photo: Springer damsel (Chrysiptera springeri) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

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Springer damsel (Chrysiptera springeri) photographed at Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

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