Orangethroat Darter-Wolf Run, Lexington, Kentucky

This is the female counterpart to the "Thoroughbred Darter" male I posted a couple photos back. The females of this particular orangethroat variation look just as different from what is considered a typical orangethroat as the males.

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Ferdy Christant

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That's a huge difference! Posted 6 years ago
1. Zach Alley
  
  Lion
  
  The shape of the head and mouth stand out the most to me (besides the increase in pigmentation consistently see in this variations females) Posted 6 years ago

The Orangethroat darter

The orangethroat darter is a species of darter endemic to the central and eastern United States where it is native to parts of the Mississippi River Basin and Lake Erie Basin. Its typical habitat includes shallow gravel riffles in cooler streams and rocky runs and pools in headwaters, creeks, and small rivers, with sand, gravel, rubble, or rock substrates. It forages on the bottom for the aquatic larvae of midges, blackfly, mayfly and caddisfly, as well as isopods and amphipods. Spawning takes place.. more

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Similar species: Perch-like Fishes

Species identified by Zach Alley