Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
This species was found at 30 bioassessment sites, 6 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 0 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 30 distinct sites, or 2% of the 1522 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 80th most commonly collected species.
The Orangethroat Darter was collected in 57 bioassessment sampling sessions and 0 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 6 rapid bioassessment sessions and 0 presence-only sessions.
The biological assessment program has collected a total of 913 individual Orangethroat Darter specimens, ranking it the #64 most collected fish.
In breeding condition these fish are a colorful darter with a mottled body with blueish vertical bars and red blotches; as the name implies the gill area is bright orange.
Photo by John Olson. Squaw Creek, Squaw Creek Park, Marion Iowa
Photo by John Olson. Squaw Creek, Squaw Creek Park, Marion Iowa
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found