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Amber DarterEducational resources on Amber DarterAmber Darter or Percina antesella is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to D2. IUCN Profile of the Amber Darter Amber Darter (Percina antesella) The amber darter is a small perch-like fish usually less than 2.5 inches (6 cm) long with a series of dark blotches along the sides and four dark "saddles" along the back It is a warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/library/index.php3?docID=85&docHistory%5B%5D=5&doc... Amber Darter The amber darter has a very limited distribution, known only from a relatively small area in the headwaters of the Coosa River system in southeastern Tennessee and northern www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/wildlife/amberdarter.htm TAXONOMY The amber darter has a very limited distribution, known only from a relatively small area in the headwaters of the Coosa River system in southeastern Tennessee and northern fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/lists/e254010.htm TABS Species Account TN00303 TN00303 AMBER DARTER PERCINA ANTESELLA Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS version 12/2002 Taxonomy Status Distribution Habitat Associations fwie.fw.vt.edu/TN/TN00303.htm Amber Darter Amber Darter (Percina antesella) Photo and narrative description (Outdoor Alabama) Taxonomy and description (Virginia Tech) Photo georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/wildlife/amberdarter.htm Use of Surrogates to Predict the Stressor Response of Imperiled ... Although the amber darter has been found at a few sites in the Etowahmainstem in the vicinity of the city of Canton, Georgia, it would be premature to conclude that the species is www.rivercenter.uga.edu/publications/pdf/wenger_surrogates2008.pdf Fishes of Georgia: Fish Species Description Amber darter Percina antesella. Williams & Etnier, 1977. Classification. Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Alternate Names: Status: Federally Endangered, State Endangered fishesofgeorgia.uga.edu/index.php?page=speciespages/species_page&key=percante Georgia Fishes GSB Student Page | Georgia Wildlife: Alligator gar. Amber darter [endangered species] American eel. American shad www.cviog.uga.edu/gsb/student/wildlife/fish.htm Eye On Conservation: What DNR Is Doing To Help Research and Public Service activities in the Etowah River include the Amber Darter and the Cherokee Darter as focal species. museum.nhm.uga.edu/content/exhibits/conservation/dnr_help.htm River Basin Center The amber darter feeds primarily on snails and insects. Figure 4. Conasauga logperch. Figure 5. Amber darter. Additional sources and literature www.rivercenter.uga.edu/education/k12resources/basinsofga4.htm
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