Two leopard darters swimming

Photo By/Credit
Jason Phillips/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
08/26/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Two leopard darters (Percina pantherina) swim at the bottom of Mountain Fork River, Oklahoma, August 26, 2022. Darters, as members of the subfamily Etheostomatinae, are typically bottom-dwelling due to a reduced or absent swim bladder.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Subject tags
Aquatic animals
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Freshwater fish
Rivers and streams
Surveying