Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile
This species was found at 28 bioassessment sites, 6 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 0 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 28 distinct sites, or 1.9% of the 1513 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 83rd most commonly collected species.
The Orangethroat Darter was collected in 55 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 900 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.
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found