Corey Hayes
Rainbow darter
There is a huge lack of quality fish photos of North american species, even worse so many are miss identified! so trying to ID some has been difficult. It will be an on going thing but I am going to try and catch and photograph as many species as I can.
First up is...
The rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) is a native North American fish found in small, fast-moving streams and small to medium-sized rivers. It grows to 2 to 3 inches (51 to 76 mm) in length.[1] The species is very sensitive to pollution and silt, staying in clean, pollution-free water. The rainbow darter is easily identified by three dark spots on the back, and blue and orange in the dorsal and anal fins. It is a small perch-like fish found in freshwater streams in North America.
Rainbow darter
There is a huge lack of quality fish photos of North american species, even worse so many are miss identified! so trying to ID some has been difficult. It will be an on going thing but I am going to try and catch and photograph as many species as I can.
First up is...
The rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) is a native North American fish found in small, fast-moving streams and small to medium-sized rivers. It grows to 2 to 3 inches (51 to 76 mm) in length.[1] The species is very sensitive to pollution and silt, staying in clean, pollution-free water. The rainbow darter is easily identified by three dark spots on the back, and blue and orange in the dorsal and anal fins. It is a small perch-like fish found in freshwater streams in North America.