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| name = Watercress darter |
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| status = EN |
| status = EN |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=NatureServe |date=2013 |title=''Etheostoma nuchale'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T8122A13387295 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8122A13387295.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| image = Watercress Darter.jpg |
| image = Watercress Darter.jpg |
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| image_caption = Photo courtesy of the Geological Survey of Alabama |
| image_caption = Photo courtesy of the Geological Survey of Alabama |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| authority = [[William Mike Howell|W. M. Howell]] & [[Richard Dale Caldwell|R. D. Caldwell]], 1965 |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| ordo = [[Perciformes]] |
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| familia = [[Percidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Etheostoma]]'' |
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| species = '''''E. nuchale''''' |
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| binomial_authority = Howell & Caldwell, 1965 |
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The '''watercress darter''' |
The '''watercress darter''' ('''''Etheostoma nuchale''''') is a species of freshwater [[ray-finned fish]], a darter from the [[subfamily]] [[Etheostomatinae]], part of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Percidae]], which also contains the [[perch]]es, [[Gymnocephalus|ruffes]] and [[Sander (fish)|pikeperches]]. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to the eastern [[United States]] where it is only known from the [[Black Warrior River]] [[drainage basin]] near [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. |
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==Description== |
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This species can reach a length of {{convert|5.4|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]] though most only reach a length of around {{convert|3.5|cm|in}}.<ref>{{FishBase species |genus= Etheostoma|species= nuchale| month = February | year = 2014}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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| ⚫ | On September 22, 2008, more than 12,000 <ref>{{cite news|url= |
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| ⚫ | The watercress darter is only known to exist in four specific bodies of water, two in the [[Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge]] and two at the Seven Springs in the Powderly neighborhood of Birmingham. The Seven Springs populations were discovered in 2003. The species can be found in the [[watercress]] zone of springs where the water is slow-moving. They are usually found in dense mats of watercress or other aquatic vegetation, where they rest on the leaves and stems well above the stream bed. They feed on [[snail]]s, [[crustacean]]s, and [[insect]] [[larva]]e in slow-moving water.<ref name=Duncan>{{cite journal |title=Habitat Use of the Watercress Darter (''Etheostoma nuchale''): An Endangered Fish in an Urban Landscape |author=R. Scot Duncan |author2=Chad P. Elliott | name-list-style=amp |journal=The American Midland Naturalist |pages=9–21 |year=2003 |volume=164 |url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1674/0003-0031-164.1.9 |accessdate=2010-09-23 |doi=10.1674/0003-0031-164.1.9|s2cid=84091282 }}</ref> |
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==Conservation and status== |
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| ⚫ | The [[Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] is suing the City of Birmingham for destroying endangered species and their wetland habitat.<ref>{{cite |
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The species is endangered and is protected in areas such as the Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge in [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson County]]. The [[IUCN]] lists it as being "[[Endangered species|Endangered]]" due to its small range, small total population size and vulnerability to deterioration in the quality of the water in the springs in which it occurs.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> |
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| ⚫ | On September 22, 2008, more than 12,000 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/science/earth/25brfs-BIRMINGHAMIS_BRF.html?scp=1&sq=watercress%20darter&st=cse |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Feds Propose $3 Million Fine for Massive Fish Kill|date=2010-06-24}}</ref> watercress darters were killed when workers from the city of Birmingham removed a [[North American beaver|beaver]] dam at Roebuck Springs, emptying a pond that was the darters' habitat. An alternative solution would have been to install a [[flow device]] in the dam to regulate the pond height. The pond was emptied because it often flooded a nearby [[tennis court]]. The city emptied the beaver pond without the permission of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/122215777510060.xml&coll=2|newspaper=[[The Birmingham News]]|last=Bouma|first=Katherine|title=Dam removal kills more than 1,000 endangered fish at Roebuck Springs|date=2008-09-23}}</ref> The FWS has ordered the dam to be restored and the pond refilled in an effort to save the remaining darters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1222244170184290.xml&coll=2|newspaper=The Birmingham News|last=Bouma|first=Katherine|title=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service orders endangered watercress darter pond restored in Birmingham|date=2008-09-24}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The [[Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] is suing the City of Birmingham for destroying endangered species and their wetland habitat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Birmingham Sued Over Beaver Dam Removal |author=Tracy Dalzell Walsh |newspaper=Courthouse News Service |date=2010-09-22 |url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/09/22/30517.htm |accessdate=2010-09-23 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj1chxwKhGI Village Creek in Roebuck Springs, Alabama - Video by Glynn Wilson] |
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* [http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/fish/other/darters/watercress/ Outdoor Alabama - Watercress Darter] |
* [http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/fish/other/darters/watercress/ Outdoor Alabama - Watercress Darter] |
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Gimenez Dixon|year=1996|id=8122|title=Etheostoma nuchale|downloaded=10 May 2006}} Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2ce v2.3) |
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* {{ITIS |id=168415 |taxon=Etheostoma nuchale |accessdate=18 April 2006}} |
* {{ITIS |id=168415 |taxon=Etheostoma nuchale |accessdate=18 April 2006}} |
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* {{FishBase species | genus = Etheostoma | species = nuchale | month = March | year = 2006}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 28 March 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. nuchale
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| Etheostoma nuchale W. M. Howell & R. D. Caldwell, 1965
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The watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the eastern United States where it is only known from the Black Warrior River drainage basin near Birmingham, Alabama.
Description[edit]
This species can reach a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) TL though most only reach a length of around 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in).[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The watercress darter is only known to exist in four specific bodies of water, two in the Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge and two at the Seven Springs in the Powderly neighborhood of Birmingham. The Seven Springs populations were discovered in 2003. The species can be found in the watercress zone of springs where the water is slow-moving. They are usually found in dense mats of watercress or other aquatic vegetation, where they rest on the leaves and stems well above the stream bed. They feed on snails, crustaceans, and insect larvae in slow-moving water.[3]
Conservation and status[edit]
The species is endangered and is protected in areas such as the Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County. The IUCN lists it as being "Endangered" due to its small range, small total population size and vulnerability to deterioration in the quality of the water in the springs in which it occurs.[1]
On September 22, 2008, more than 12,000 [4] watercress darters were killed when workers from the city of Birmingham removed a beaver dam at Roebuck Springs, emptying a pond that was the darters' habitat. An alternative solution would have been to install a flow device in the dam to regulate the pond height. The pond was emptied because it often flooded a nearby tennis court. The city emptied the beaver pond without the permission of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).[5] The FWS has ordered the dam to be restored and the pond refilled in an effort to save the remaining darters.[6]
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is suing the City of Birmingham for destroying endangered species and their wetland habitat.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma nuchale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T8122A13387295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8122A13387295.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Etheostoma nuchale" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ R. Scot Duncan & Chad P. Elliott (2003). "Habitat Use of the Watercress Darter (Etheostoma nuchale): An Endangered Fish in an Urban Landscape". The American Midland Naturalist. 164: 9–21. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-164.1.9. S2CID 84091282. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ^ "Feds Propose $3 Million Fine for Massive Fish Kill". The New York Times. 2010-06-24.
- ^ Bouma, Katherine (2008-09-23). "Dam removal kills more than 1,000 endangered fish at Roebuck Springs". The Birmingham News.
- ^ Bouma, Katherine (2008-09-24). "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service orders endangered watercress darter pond restored in Birmingham". The Birmingham News.
- ^ Tracy Dalzell Walsh (2010-09-22). "Birmingham Sued Over Beaver Dam Removal". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 2010-09-23.