A leopard darter swimming

Photo By/Credit
Jason Phillips/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
08/25/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A leopard darter (Percina pantherina) swims at the bottom of Mountain Fork River, Arkansas, August 25, 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