Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: through glass

Picture of a Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus).

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Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus). This species is listed as threatened by the state of New Mexico, but is not federally listed.

Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Roanoke logperch (Percina rex). Shown is an adult with juveniles.

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Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Roanoke logperch (Percina rex). Shown is an adult with juveniles.

Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) at Conservation Fisheries. Shown is an adult with juveniles.

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Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) at Conservation Fisheries. Shown is an adult with juveniles.

Photo: Children crawl through a tunnel inside a huge aquatic exhibit at the Houston Zoo.

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Children crawl through a tunnel inside a huge aquatic exhibit at the Houston Zoo.

A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

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A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

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A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

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A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

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A redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) from the wild in Louisiana.

A Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus) at Organ Pipe National Park, Arizona. (US: Endangered)

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A Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus) at Organ Pipe National Park, Arizona. (US: Endangered)

Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) at the North Carolina Zoo. (US: Endangered)

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Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) at the North Carolina Zoo. (US: Endangered)

A relict darter (Etheostoma chienense) at Conservation Fisheries, Knoxville, Tennessee. (US: threatened)

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A relict darter (Etheostoma chienense) at Conservation Fisheries, Knoxville, Tennessee. (US: threatened)

Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) from the Elk River, West Virginia, population. (IUCN: Near Threatened)

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Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) from the Elk River, West Virginia, population. (IUCN: Near Threatened)

A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum).

A greenthroat darter (Etheostoma lepidum), a state threatened species in New Mexico.

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A greenthroat darter (Etheostoma lepidum), a state threatened species in New Mexico.

A greenthroat darter (Etheostoma lepidum), a state threatened species in New Mexico.

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A greenthroat darter (Etheostoma lepidum), a state threatened species in New Mexico.

Noel's amphipod (Gammarus desperatus) a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered crustacean at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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Noel’s amphipod (Gammarus desperatus) a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered crustacean at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Noel's amphipod (Gammarus desperatus) a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered crustacean at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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Noel’s amphipod (Gammarus desperatus) a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered crustacean at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

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Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

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Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

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Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

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Wrinkled marshsnail (Stagnicola caperata) at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The species is listed as endangered at the state level, but not federally.

A vulnerable (IUCN) Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

A vulnerable (IUCN) Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

A roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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A roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

A roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

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A roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

A red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) from the wild in Rosewell, New Mexico.

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A red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) from the wild in Rosewell, New Mexico.

Picture of a Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus).

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Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus). This species is listed as threatened by the state of New Mexico, but is not federally listed.

Big Bend gambusia (Gambusia gaigei), an endangered fish from Big Bend National Park in Texas.

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Big Bend gambusia (Gambusia gaigei), an endangered fish from Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Guzman beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa formosa) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened fish found in the Mimbres River in New Mexico and Lago de Guzman, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Guzman beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa formosa) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened fish found in the Mimbres River in New Mexico and Lago de Guzman, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Guzman beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa formosa) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened fish found in the Mimbres River in New Mexico and Lago de Guzman, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Guzman beautiful shiner (Cyprinella formosa formosa) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened fish found in the Mimbres River in New Mexico and Lago de Guzman, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), an endangered (US and IUCN) fish species from the Pecos River drainage of west Texas.

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Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), an endangered (US and IUCN) fish species from the Pecos River drainage of west Texas.

Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), an endangered (US and IUCN) fish species from the Pecos River drainage of west Texas.

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Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), an endangered (US and IUCN) fish species from the Pecos River drainage of west Texas.

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