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Clinostomus funduloides
~60 mm inch long fusiform fish. Whitish belly, golden brown body with very iridescent yellow lateral stripe above reddish-orange stripe, yellow fins, and a forked tail. Colored up for breeding.
Spring fed creek in a large pool, deepest portion was just over 24 inches. Substrate was a gravelly bottom.
Fish was caught in a minnow trap, photographed and released unharmed.
Spotted on Apr 17, 2016
Submitted on Apr 22, 2016
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