Mussel Biologist Amy Maynard checks on endangered scaleshell mussels being raised at Neosho National Fish Hatchery

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist checks on mussels being raised in pans filled with sediment and fed with live pond water at a fish hatchery.
Photo By/Credit

Dr. Chris Barnhart/Missouri State University

Date Shot/Created
07/02/2025
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Mussel Biologist Amy Maynard checks on endangered scaleshell mussels being raised in pans filled with sediment and fed with live pond water at Neosho National Fish Hatchery.
Facility
Neosho National Fish Hatchery
Species
Leptodea leptodon
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Fish hatcheries
Freshwater mussels