Stream Species Gallery

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Mirror carp in a small, thin tank with a ruler on its side. The carp measures approximately 7 centimeters.
Mirror Carp, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Creek chubsucker being held by the fingers and upper palm of a wet hand over shallow water with sand at the bottom.
Creek Chubsucker, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Red shiner being held in the upper palm of a wet hand.
Red Shiner, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Dusky darter being held by the fingers and upper palm of a hand over a white bucket of shallow, dingy water.
Dusky Darter, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Rainbow darter under a glass plate being held by a hand.
Rainbow Darter, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Grass pickerel in a small tank with a ruler being held by a hand. The pickerel is approximately 6 cm long.
Grass Pickerel, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Greenside darter in a long, thin tank being held by a hand.
Greenside Darter, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Bluebreast darter in a small, thin tank with a ruler and a blurred river landscape in the background.
Bluebreast Darter, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Snake-like lamprey in an open net being held in the palm of a hand.
Lamprey, SMB project
Blackside darter measuring slightly over 8 centemeters in a small tank next to a ruler, with the tank being held by a hand next to some khaki-colored material.
Blackside Darter, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Redfin shiner being held in the palm of a wet hand over a small dish of water.
Redfin Shiner, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring Project
Longear sunfish being held in the palm and fingers of a hand.
Longear Sunfish, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Orangethroat darter in a small, thin tank being held by a hand next to khaki fabric.
Orangethroat Darter, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Slender madtom in a black-rimmed dish with a white bottom, which has been placed in rocky sand.
Slender Madtom, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Orconectes virilis blue morph being held over a brown net on the fingers of a hand. The small crustacean is pinching the palm of the hand.
Orconectes virilis blue morph, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Smallmouth bass in the palm of a hand, held above a body of water.
Smallmouth Bass, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Large flathead catfish being held in the arms of a person in wading gear, sunglasses, and a bucket hat standing in a stream with a shore in the background.
Flathead Catfish, CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Hellgrammite larvae being held in the palm of a hand.
Hellgrammite larvae, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Person pulling a river redhorse from a water-filled basin on the deck of a boat.
River Redhorse, Assessing Population Viability of the River Redhorse
Tabanidae larvae being held in the palm of a hand.
Tabanidae larvae, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Juvenile tadpole madtom in a small tank with a thumb in the background, under the tank.
Juvenile (Tadpole Madtom), CREP Aquatic Life Monitoring
Steelcolor shiner measuring slightly over 9 centemeters in a small tank next to a ruler, with the tank being held by a hand.
Steelcolor Shiner, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
Eastern Sand Darter being held along the index, middle, and ring fingers of a hand.
Eastern Sand Darter, Assessing Population Viability of the Eastern Sand Darter
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