File:Carolina Madtom hiding in the wild.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 757 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Can you see it? A hiding madtom

Summary[edit]

Description
English: For breeding and sheltering, the Carolina Madtom requires cover for nest sites – this cover can be from cans, bottles, mussel shells, boards, flat rocks, logs, and even tires.


Cryptic coloration help this small fish avoid predators. A unique color pattern of yellow, black and tan blotches allow this fish to blend with the rocks and sand on the river bottom. This adaptation increases the madtom's chance of survival by hiding it from predators, a necessary attribute when you are small.
Date
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/33690308614/in/album-72157680471312193/
Author U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region

Licensing[edit]

Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current04:35, 23 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 04:35, 23 January 20192,048 × 1,536 (757 KB)Jwade30 (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Carolina_Madtom_hiding_in_the_wild.jpg&oldid=863361281"