The Barrens darter was identified as a candidate for Endangered Species Act protection in 1994, and the Center petitioned the ...

The Pearl darter is a small, snub-nosed fish with a black spot at the base of its tail fin. ... After mating, female Pearl darters bury eggs in gravelly river substrate.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — More efforts are being made to protect a threatened species of fish in Tennessee called the sickle darter. The Percina williamsi (sickle darter) can grow up to 5 inches ...

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list a fish exclusively found in middle Tennessee to the ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — This fish is so rare it was thought to be extinct. That was, until 1980, when it was discovered in West Virginia. If you’ve been fishing for a while, you’re ...

The candy darter has been on the endangered species list since 2018. The brightly colored fish lives in the watershed of the New, Gauley and Greenbrier rivers.

Science The Darter Fish and the Data Center A newly identified species is already in danger of extinction. A proposed massive data center in Alabama would “nuke” its habitat, scientists say.

Decades after the Tellico Dam battle, the fish formerly known as the snail darter is thriving. It left the endangered species list in 2020. “This is still a success story,” Mr. Simmons said.

In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter made history when its newly acquired status as an endangered species helped to temporarily block construction of the Tellico Dam in ...

Growing to about 2.5 inches long, the bright green and brown fish is one of the most colorful you can find in Iowa and it's the only plant or animal that bears 'Iowa' in its name.