Specimen Information

Etheostoma nuchale
Etheostoma nuchale
(Watercress Darter)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID26380
GroupFishes
GenusEtheostoma
Speciesnuchale
Common NameWatercress Darter
StateAL
CountyJefferson
LocalityPrince Springs, a tributary to Valley Creek in Jefferson County, AL; 1 airmile NW of Glenn Springs
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Black Warrior
HUC8 Number03160112
HUC10 NameValley Creek
HUC10 Number0316011201
HUC12 NameFive Mile Creek-Valley Creek
HUC12 Number031601120102
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for conservation
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:778
Author:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Date:1992
Title:Watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale) recovery plan.
Publisher:Jackson, MS.
Pages:16 pp
Commentsstocked Endangered species for recovery. May have been outcompeted by redfin darters (E. whipplii).
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked43


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