Specimen Information

Etheostoma caeruleum
Etheostoma caeruleum
(Rainbow Darter)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID268800
GroupFishes
GenusEtheostoma
Speciescaeruleum
Common NameRainbow Darter
StateNY
CountySchoharie
LocalityFox Creek just north of Rt 443
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSchoharie
HUC8 Number02020005
HUC10 NameFox Creek
HUC10 Number0202000505
HUC12 NameOx Kill-Fox Creek
HUC12 Number020200050504
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month4
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Commentsarea with a few sand bars with small runs off main flow (main flow was extremely high and fast could not sample). About 6 miles ESE of rainbow darters reported from another location on Fox creek May 2009.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5
Size1.25-1.75"
Number of Females3
Number of Breeding Females2
Number of Breeding Males3


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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