Cherokee darter [SEP] parent taxon
Cherokee darter
The Cherokee darter ("Etheostoma scotti") is a rare species of fish in the perch family. It is endemic to Georgia in the United States, where it is limited to the Etowah River system. It inhabits creeks with rocky bottoms and little silt, typically occurring just above and below riffles. It is a whitish or yellowish fish with green and black spots on the flanks and eight dark saddle-like bars dorsally. It has a small range and its habitat is being degraded and fragmented, and
tandem and swings her down and forward over water. At the furthest point of the arc the female releases some of her eggs to fall on the water.
Conservation status.
This is one of the most abundant dragonflies in Europe, and populations show no evidence of decline.
Highland darter.
A taxon named the highland darter used to be considered a separate species, "Sympetrum nigrescens". It is found in Ireland, Scotland and Norway. It may be the same taxon as the island darter, formally