SMALLMOUTH BASS SPAWNING BEHAVIORS UNDERWATER STOCK PHOTO LIST

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PHOTO	INDEX #	DESCRIPTION
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	bas-90-1	male guardian bass in sand crater nest with eggs, male 45 degrees to camera.
	bas-90-2	male guardian bass in sand crater nest, side view.
	bas-90-3	male guardian bass in sand crater nest 45 degrees to camera (view 2).
	bas-90-4	male guardian on cobble bottom nest (vertical).
	bas-90-5	male guardian on cobble bottom nest, 45 degrees to camera (vertical).
	bas-90-6	male guardian on 2nd cobble bottom nest with weeds in background.
	bas-90-7	male guardian bass on nest with weeds in background (view 2).
	bas-90-8	1:1 macro, smallmouth bass eggs in nest bottom.
	bas-90-9	1:1 macro, bass egg's in nest bottom (view 2).
	bas-90-10	1:1 macro, bass egg's in nest bottom (view 3).
	bas-90-11	1:1 macro, bass egg's in nest bottom (view 4).
	bas-90-12	1:1 macro, bass egg's in nest bottom (vertical).
	bas-90-13	1:1 macro, bass egg's in nest bottom (view 5).
	bas-90-14	1:1 macro, bass egg's in nest bottom (vertical, view 2).
	bas-90-15	male guardian bass with black fry in nest (vertical).
	bas-90-16	male guardian bass with black fry, bass facing left side of frame.
	bas-90-17	male guardian with black fry, bass facing left side of frame (view 2).
	bas-90-18	male guardian with black fry, bass facing right side of frame.
	bas-90-19	male guardian with black fry, bass facing right side of frame (view 2).
	bas-91-26	male and female bass line up parallel and head to head during the act of spawning.
	bas-91-27	female bass assumes head down posture during spawning.
	bas-91-28	male attracts female to nest utilizing "push-lead" behavior and contact nips to her head and gill area.
	bas-91-29	male and female exhibit " cross-over" behavior. the female's (darker fish) dorsal and caudal fins quiver during egg deposition into the nest bottom.
	bas-91-30	male and female circle the nest with male using "push-lead" behavior.
	bas-91-31	male and female exhibit "pair formation". they align themselves in parallel positions on the nest bottom.
	bas-91-32	male and female line up parallel head to head prior to female's release of egg's.
	bas-91-33	male utilizes "push-lead" behavior to push female back onto nest. female assumes head-down position.
	bas-91-34	male and female align for "cross-over" behavior prior to egg deposition.
	bas-91-35	male and female exhibit "pair-formation".
	bas-91-36	male cross's over female prior to egg release.
	bas-91-37	female releases egg's into nest substrate while male and female remain in "cross-over" position.
	bas-91-38	male and female slowly spin 360 degrees while female deposits her egg's, pair remains in "cross-over" position.
	bas-91-39	the posterior part of the female is "crossed-over" the dorsal area of the male while depositing her egg's.
	bas-91-40	"cross-over" behavior while female deposits egg's (view 2).
	bas-91-42	"cross-over" behavior while egg deposition occurs (view 3).
	bas-91-43	the female is in the "head-down" position, while the male makes contact nips to the ventral part of the female. also referred to as "push-lead" behavior.
	bas-91-44	female is in "head-down" position, while male places himself into " cross-over" position.
	bas-91-45	male exhibits "push-lead" behavior.
	bas-91-46	male and female may align themselves "head-to-tail" prior to the female releasing egg's while in "cross-over" positions.
	bas-91-47	male and female are in parallel position and head to head in the nest bottom while spawning.
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