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OrangethroatDarter Common Name:
Orangethroat Darter
 
 
Scientific Name: Etheostoma spectabile

 

Length or Size: About 2 inches.

 

Comment: It prefers much the same habitat as the rainbow darter, but is more tolerant of increased water turbidities and silted bottoms. Clear, shallow, gravel riffles of streams. The gill area is bright orange.