Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: freshwater fish

Photo: Sailfin shiner (Pteronotropis hypselopterus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Sailfin shiner (Pteronotropis hypselopterus) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A scarlet shiner (Lythrurus fasciolaris) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A scarlet shiner (Lythrurus fasciolaris) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A scarlet shiner (Lythrurus fasciolaris) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A scarlet shiner (Lythrurus fasciolaris) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

An undescribed species of Lake Phalen rainbow darter (Etheostoma cf. caeruleum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. Unlike other rainbow darters, this population is notably distinct for it's smaller adult size, different shade of blue, and it's presence in a lake rather than streams. They spawn on several hundred feet of exposed rock in an urban lake in St. Paul, MN, surrounded by large residential homes.

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An undescribed species of Lake Phalen rainbow darter (Etheostoma cf. caeruleum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. Unlike other rainbow darters, this population is notably distinct for it’s smaller adult size, different shade of blue, and it’s presence in a lake rather than streams. They spawn on several hundred feet of exposed rock in an urban lake in St. Paul, MN, surrounded by large residential homes.

An undescribed species of Lake Phalen rainbow darter (Etheostoma cf. caeruleum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. Unlike other rainbow darters, this population is notably distinct for it's smaller adult size, different shade of blue, and it's presence in a lake rather than streams. They spawn on several hundred feet of exposed rock in an urban lake in St. Paul, MN, surrounded by large residential homes.

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An undescribed species of Lake Phalen rainbow darter (Etheostoma cf. caeruleum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee. Unlike other rainbow darters, this population is notably distinct for it’s smaller adult size, different shade of blue, and it’s presence in a lake rather than streams. They spawn on several hundred feet of exposed rock in an urban lake in St. Paul, MN, surrounded by large residential homes.

Photo: A citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: A duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A federally endangered duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A federally endangered duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A cherry darter (Etheostoma etnieri) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A cherry darter (Etheostoma etnieri) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A cherry darter (Etheostoma etnieri) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A cherry darter (Etheostoma etnieri) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A black-spotted topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A black-spotted topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A black-spotted topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A black-spotted topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: An Eastern mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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An Eastern mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: An Eastern mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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An Eastern mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A blackbanded sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A banded pygmy sunfish (Elassoma zonatum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A banded pygmy sunfish (Elassoma zonatum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A banded pygmy sunfish (Elassoma zonatum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A banded pygmy sunfish (Elassoma zonatum) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A bluefin killifish (Lucania goodei) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A bluefin killifish (Lucania goodei) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: Bluefin killifish (Lucania goodei) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Bluefin killifish (Lucania goodei) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A Northern studfish (Fundulus catenatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A Northern studfish (Fundulus catenatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A Northern studfish (Fundulus catenatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A Northern studfish (Fundulus catenatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A Northern studfish (Fundulus catenatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A Northern studfish (Fundulus catenatus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A speckled Madtom (Noturus leptacanthus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A speckled Madtom (Noturus leptacanthus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A speckled madtom (Noturus leptacanthus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A speckled madtom (Noturus leptacanthus) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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: A lowland shiner (Pteronotropis stonei) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A lowland shiner (Pteronotropis stonei) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Photo: A lowland shiner (Pteronotropis stonei) from a private collection in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A lowland shiner (Pteronotropis stonei) 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: 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.

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