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Learn more about GastromyzonX-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, organized by the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), is an exhibit traveling to museums across the country through 2015. Visit www.sites.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibits/ichthyo/index.htm for the tour itinerary.
Crucian carp (Carassius carassius) is a native Belarusian fish species that previously had a wide distribution in Belarus. But nowadays, likewise all across Europe, it's being replaced by introduced goldfish (Carassius auratus) - an alien fish species brought from the Far East. As the result, now crucian carp is decreasing species with restricted range that is very likely to be included into the Red list.
Just like all that wander are not lost, these chubsuckers are perfectly at home in the Econfina Blue Springs basin.They're not much for flash, but I hear brown is making a comeback.Lake ChubsuckerErimyzon sucettaBlue Springs Recreation Area Econfina Creek Water Management Area Northwest Florida Water Management District Washington County, Florida Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear