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Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)Observer
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Need help with the ID for this tiny fish caught with a dip net in the shallow surf waters on the gulf side.
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Atlantic Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis)Observer
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Need help with the ID of this tiny fish. Appeared to hid in the seaweed/aquatic algae. There is a second fish species in the third photo.
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Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispida)Observer
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Need help with the ID. Tiny fish caught with a dip net. There was also a tiny crab in the bucket
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Spotfin Mojarra (Eucinostomus argenteus)Observer
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Caught with a cast net.
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Longnose Killifish (Fundulus similis)Observer
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Caught with a cast net.
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Round-backed Millipedes (Superorder Juliformia)Observer
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Millipede
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Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)Observer
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In Closed Canyon of Big Bend Ranch State Park
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Fragile Papershell (Potamilus fragilis)Observer
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84 mm long and 33 mm inflation
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Pimpleback (Cyclonaias pustulosa)Observer
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One live smooth pimpleback and the rest were shells and valves. Live was 47 mm long and 29 mm inflation
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Armadillos (Order Cingulata)Observer
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Armadillo near the upper bank of the Leon River.
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Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus)Observer
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Three juvenile tilapia caught with a dip net. A very large school of juveniles was present at this stream crossing.
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Pistolgrip (Tritogonia verrucosa)Observer
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Three live pistolgrip mussels in the Leon River.
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Pimpleback (Cyclonaias pustulosa)Observer
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In the Leon River
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Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)Observer
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This snake was swimming in the Blanco River. It is approximatley 15 inches long. Has a white dot on its head and white or light colored bars across its back. I believe it is a juvenille blotched watersnake.
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Pimpleback (Cyclonaias pustulosa)Observer
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Close up photo includes one shell and two valves. Group photo includes all smooth pimple back at that survey site.
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Pistolgrip (Tritogonia verrucosa)Observer
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Suspect a recent raccoon visit. Several mussel shells were open on the shoreline with soft tissue attached. Photos includes three separate mussel specimens and the survey site.
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Three-ridge Mussel (Amblema plicata)Observer
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In a pool of water off the shoreline of Belton Lake. Silt substrate. Water 6 inches to 1.5 feet deep. Found 104 live Threeridge mussels in the pool. Photos include several different Threeridge specimins, the survey sight, a submerged threeridge and a mussel trail.
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Mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula)Observer
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Valves from 4 seperate Southern Mapleleaf specimins.
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Genus PotamilusObserver
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The right valve of a fragile papershell. Shell thin. External coloration a reddish brown with a few extremely faint rays. Internal nacre pink and purple near the beak and white near the margins/pallial line.
Pink papershell also occur in this area and have very similar characteristics.
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Bleufer (Potamilus purpuratus)Observer
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The bluefur shell condition is long dead.
