photos show. Females tend to be less colorful. The Birmingham darter differs from other related fish in that it has long, black blotches on its side. The authors say both new species are extremely ...

Among these is the vermilion darter, one of 180 freshwater species endemic to the Mobile Basin drainage. While some fish persist in spite of habitat alteration, this colorful darter can't handle the ...

The fish was originally known from 35 populations ... and males defend their territories by nipping at and chasing away competitors. Candy darter. Photo coutresy of Todd Crail, University of Toledo.

"There is, technically, no snail darter," said Thomas Near, curator of ichthyology at the Yale Peabody Museum. Dr. Near, also a professor who leads a fish biology lab at Yale, and his colleagues ...

Brilliantly” colored fish caught in streams in Alabama have been identified as two new species — but they’re at the “highest risk of extinction,” researchers said. The new fish, the Gurley darter and ...

Both new darter fish are relatively small ... hued fins underneath and multicolored fins on top of their bodies, photos show. Females tend to be less colorful.