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BELOW: Candy Darter. Two male candy darters spar over territory and
spawning opportunities with any nearby females. Described as one of the
most beautiful fish in the world, male candy darters develop deep iridescent
blue, white and bright orange colorations each spring. Unfortunately, they
are federally endangered due to the introduction of variegate darters, which
outcompete and hybridize with them.
ABOVE: Three Dace. Mountain
redbelly dace, rosyside dace and
blacknose dace swarm over a
bluehead chub mound in a tiny
mountain stream. The mountain
redbellies and rosysides are here
to spawn, but the blacknoses
are here to eat the eggs they
lay. Active chub mounds are
essentially buffets for a number
of species, which gather to eat
both the freshly laid eggs and the
fish.
RIGHT: Greenbreast Darter. The
greenbreast darter (Nothonotus
jordani) is a charming little fish
(only an inch or two long). This
male spent a long time rooting
around in the shallows of a pool
on the Conasauga River, allowing
closeups of his beautiful bluishgreen
face and throat.
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