A tagged golden riffleshell mussel is placed into the bottom of Indian Creek in southeast Virginia

Hand placing a tagged golden riffleshell freshwater mussel into the bottom of a river.

Photo By/Credit

Gary Peeples/USFWS

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Public Domain

Image

Facility

Asheville Ecological Services Field Office

Ecosystem

River/stream

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