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Beautiful, colored-up Saffron Shiners breeding in the Tellico River!

Date May 14, 2022
Published in In the Field

It’s a common misconception that freshwater fish are drab, existing in a tedious green-brown band of the color spectrum. That couldn’t be further from the truth, especially during the Appalachian springtime. Need proof? Just check out these stoplight-vivid Saffron Shiners we recently found breeding in the Tellico River!

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