Even in the bright light, this Pickerel shows off it's skills of not being seen, right in front of your eyes.Chain PickerelGainer SpringsEconfina Creek Canoe TrailNorthwest Florida Water Managment District (NWFWMD)Bay County FloridaSeaLife DC1200
Pike. Photographed in Bavaria, Germany.This was taken in the Umwelt Garten in Wiesmhl an der Alz. Great place to vist, their website is here - www.umweltgarten.de/
Olympic Mudminnow
The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's Only endemic fish.
Mud? Check. Minnow? Well not really. Its more like a mini pike!
To lean more about the Olympic Mudminnow check out these sites and reports:1.usa.gov/TEqtT01.usa.gov/NHdkW1Photo Credit: Roger Tabor, USFWS
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Of course, this would have been a more striking catch if someone was able to keep his fins to himself.Chain PickerelEsox nigerMcCormick SpringsEconfina Creek Canoe TrailNorthwest Florida Water Management District NWFWMDEconfina Creek Wildlife Management AreaNorthwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD)Bay County, FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear2 October 2021#1stPixChainPickerelPhil's 1stPix Instagram Phil's 1stpix InstagramPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist-Observation Map iNaturalist: ObservationsPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist- Species Grid iNaturalist: Species
Olympic Mudminnow Ambush
The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's only endemic fish.
Like their bigger cousins, the pike, mudminnows are ambush hunters who sit and wait fot their food to come to them and pounce at the last minute.
To lean more about the Olympic Mudminnow check out these sites and reports:1.usa.gov/TEqtT01.usa.gov/NHdkW1
Under the shade of some floating leaves and debris in the shallows, a well hidden pickerel plays the waiting game. Chain Pickerel Esox nigerMorrison Springs Walton County Florida, USASealife DC1400
Novumbra hubbsiEnglish: The Olympic Mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Washington's only endemic fish. You thought one male was a spectaclur site? Look at these three good looking fellows together! Its not just salmon who dress up to spawn. From Dempsey Creek, Olympia WA, Thurston County.26 August 2010, 23:05:21From Wikimedia Commons