1
: anhinga
2
: any of numerous small North American freshwater bony fishes (especially genera Ammocrypta, Etheostoma, and Percina of the family Percidae)
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The new fish, the Gurley darter and Birmingham darter, were discovered in creeks of the Black Warrior River system outside the Birmingham metro area, according to a study published April 23 in the Royal Society journal.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
The Locust Fork darter is slightly bigger, but the fish are both fairly small, each averaging about 1.5 inches long, researchers said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Now, genomic tools developed since that era, and a comparison of morphology, have revealed that the snail darter is very similar to the stargazing darter (P. uranidea), which is not considered endangered or threatened.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, Near and his co-authors argue, the tiny fish known as Percina tanasi that embodied a David and Goliath battle against the Tellico Dam is an eastern population of the stargazing darter—not a distinct or endangered species.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
The Locust Fork darter is slightly bigger, but the fish are both fairly small, each averaging about 1.5 inches long, researchers said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Now, genomic tools developed since that era, and a comparison of morphology, have revealed that the snail darter is very similar to the stargazing darter (P. uranidea), which is not considered endangered or threatened.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, Near and his co-authors argue, the tiny fish known as Percina tanasi that embodied a David and Goliath battle against the Tellico Dam is an eastern population of the stargazing darter—not a distinct or endangered species.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Darter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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