Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Swim

Photo: A critically endangered bluetail splitfin (Ataeniobius toweri) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado.

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A critically endangered bluetail splitfin (Ataeniobius toweri) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado.

Picture of butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

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Butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

Picture of a butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

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Butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

Picture of butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

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Butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

Picture of a butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

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Butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

Picture of a butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

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Butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

Picture of a butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

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Butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

Picture of butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

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Butterfly splitfins or butterfly goodeids (Ameca splendens) at the Denver Aquarium, Denver, Colorado. This species is considered extinct in the wild.

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

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A razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), from the Colorado River System. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Critically endangered)

A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

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A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

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A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

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A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

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A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

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A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

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A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

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A humpback chub (Gila cypha), from the Colorado River. (US: Endangered; IUCN: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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A Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) from the Colorado River. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Endangered)

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