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Golden Topminnow-Lower Wackamaw River Drainage, South Carolina Not one of my best images, but figured I would introduce another species to the site! This is a very large example of a Golden Topminnow, the biggest individual I've ever encountered.  Fall,Fundulus chrysotus,Geotagged,Golden topminnow,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Golden Topminnow-Lower Wackamaw River Drainage, South Carolina

Not one of my best images, but figured I would introduce another species to the site! This is a very large example of a Golden Topminnow, the biggest individual I've ever encountered.

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  1. Not sure what it is yet, but it is beautiful! :D Haha! Posted 6 years ago
    1. It's a golden topminnow! I really want to get back down to South Carolina with my current camera setup and photograph these fish again. They are stunning! Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
      1. The color is just fantastic! How big was this individual? Posted 6 years ago
        1. I'd say he was approaching 3.25 inches! I'll see if I can dig up a photo with him in my hand Posted 6 years ago

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The golden topminnow is a fish of the genus ''Fundulus'' and is a United States native fish mostly distributed throughout the southeast, ranging from Kentucky and Ohio south into Florida. Although it has such a wide distribution throughout the south, the habitats and micro-habitats that it occupies do not differ much from one area of distribution to others. The golden topminnow is a small surface feeding fish that tends to reproduce late in the spring season and on into the early parts of the summer,.. more

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Species identified by Zach Alley
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By Zach Alley

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Uploaded Mar 6, 2019. Captured Dec 21, 2018 11:52 in 156 Wild Flower Trail, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, USA.
  • Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 55mm