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Twelve Days of Fishmas
by Angela Palacios/USFWS

On the first day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the second day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me two Gila Trout and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the third day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the fourth day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the fifth day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the sixth day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me six chubs a spawning, five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the seventh day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me seven tetras a chasing,
(Yes, there are more than seven, but have you seen their teeth, I’m not arguing with them!)
six chubs a spawning, five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the eighth day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me eight darters darting, seven tetras a chasing, six chubs a spawning, five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the ninth day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me nine dace a feeding, eight darters darting, seven tetras a chasing, six chubs a spawning, five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the tenth day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me ten pupfish prancing, nine dace a feeding, eight darters darting, seven tetras a chasing, six chubs a spawning, five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the eleventh day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me eleven sculpins stirring, ten pupfish prancing, nine dace a feeding, eight darters darting, seven tetras a chasing, six chubs a spawning, five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

On the twelfth day of Fishmas, my angler gave to me twelve minnows schooling, eleven sculpins stirring, ten pupfish prancing, nine dace feeding, eight darters darting, seven tetras a chasing, six chubs a spawning, five Bluntnose Shiners, four grunting Bluegill, three Flathead Catfish, two Gila Trout, and a pikeminnnow in a photo frame.

In Order of Appearance - all photos and video by USFWS staff.

Coloraod Pikeminnow, Endangered. Angela Palacios
Gila Trout, Threatened. Dustin Myers
Flathead Catfish. Eileen Henry, Joshua Grant, & Dustin Myers
Bluegill, Angela Palacios
Pecos Bluntnose Shiner, Threatened. Steven Davenport, and Angela Palacios
Roundtail Chub, Dustin Myers and Angela Palacios
Mexican Tetra, Angela Palacios
Greenthroat Darters, Andy Dean and Steven Davenport
Longnose Dace, video credit Angela Palacios
Pecos Pupfish, video credit Angela Palacios
Mottled Sculpin, Angela Palacios
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, Endangered. Video Angela Palacios