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Bluebreast Darter (Young Male)-Big Darby Creek, Scioto River Drainage,Ohio While it lacks the "blue breast" typically seen on males of this species, the red spots along the side were too gorgeous to pass up photographing this fish Bluebreast darter,Etheostoma camurum,Geotagged,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Bluebreast Darter (Young Male)-Big Darby Creek, Scioto River Drainage,Ohio

While it lacks the "blue breast" typically seen on males of this species, the red spots along the side were too gorgeous to pass up photographing this fish

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    WOW!! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Hey, Christine, don't let Zach hear this but we're at 997 ray-finned fishes:
      https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/chordata/actinopterygii

      ...I wonder who would lure in the epic 1,000 milestone and become the center piece of a Facebook post ;)       Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Zach Alley's profile
        Zach Alley
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        Hey! That's awesome! I'll throw a few more on here over the next couple days! Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Nice! Posted 6 years ago
      3. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Yay! He took the "bait", lol. This definitely requires some upcoming Facebook love! Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Exactly! Posted 6 years ago

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The Bluebreast darter

The bluebreast darter is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United states from New York and Illinois to Tennessee and North Carolina.

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Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Zach Alley
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By Zach Alley

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Uploaded Mar 3, 2019. Captured Feb 22, 2019 03:00 in 21042 OH-104, Circleville, OH 43113, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.