Eastern elliptio

Photo By/Credit

Patterson, Matthew/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

12/04/2015

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

An Eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata) tagged with both a PIT tag and Hallprint tag. The Hallprint tag can be used to identify the mussel if the PIT tag reader is either not available or not functioning properly. Photo: Matthew Patterson, USFWS.

Species

Elliptio complanata

Subject tags

Work of the Service

Freshwater mussels

Fishes

Fisheries

Fish hatcheries

Equipment

Aquaculture