The New York Times19d
This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction
Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is a genetic match of a different fish. By Jason Nark For such a tiny fish ...
Opinion
This odd fish halted construction of a massive dam in 1973. Turns out, it isn’t real | Opinion
The snail darter is not a thing. It was just a common perch, say scientists. Fraud or bad science? From David Mastio: ...
Smithsonian Magazine13d
A Tiny, ‘Endangered’ Fish Delayed a Dam’s Construction in the 1970s. Now, Scientists Say the Snail Darter Isn’t So Rare After All
A lawsuit to protect the snail darter from the Tellico Dam in Tennessee offered the first real test of the 1973 Endangered ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette24d
Absence of redfin darter fish raises red flag for creek near Greenbrier
The wire trap in the small stream is for redfin darters, he said, a small, non-game fish that likes to hide under rocks.
defector12d
This Week In Maligned Little Fish
Two species of tiny, drab, and otherwise forgettable fish—the blotchy brown snail darter and the pale, silvery delta ...
Legislation proposed to name Iowa's state fish
Growing to about 2.5 inches long, the bright green and brown fish is one of the most colorful you can find in Iowa and it's the only plant or animal that bears 'Iowa' in its name.