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Spotted Darter-Big Darby Creek, Ohio Caught, photographed and released immediately at point of capture Etheostoma maculatum,Geotagged,Spotted darter,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spotted Darter-Big Darby Creek, Ohio

Caught, photographed and released immediately at point of capture

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    EPIC shot as always, and a beautiful endemic species! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Zach Alley's profile
      Zach Alley
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      Their long, flowy white edged dorsal and red spots are amazing to me. And this is their winter coloration...such photogenic fish. Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Absolutely, and I'll add that with your photography style, you'd make make even the dullest fish shine. Truly amazing. Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Zach Alley's profile
          Zach Alley
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          Thank you! Posted 6 years ago

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The Spotted darter

The spotted darter is a fish, a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States where it occurs in the basin of the Ohio River. It inhabits fast-flowing rocky riffles of medium-sized and smaller rivers. This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres TL though most only reach about 5.5 centimetres .

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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 10, 2019. Captured Mar 10, 2019 00:46 in 20883 OH-104, Circleville, OH 43113, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • f/10.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.