Talk:Etheostoma

Five new species
In November 2012, five new fish species of etheostoma were given the names of 4 Presidents (Obama, Clinton, Carter and Teddy Roosevelt) and a vice President (Gore) after being recognized as distinct species for the first time. The five fish species were previously considered populations of the wider-ranging Speckled Darter (Etheostoma stigmaeum), but male breeding colors and morphology have revealed their 'true colors.' The fish were "discovered" and named by Steve Layman from Geosyntec Consultants in Georgia and Rick Mayden from the Department of Biology at Saint Louis University.


 * 1) Etheostoma Obama, the Spangled Darter
 * 2) Etheostoma Gore, the Cumberland Darter
 * 3) Etheostoma JimmyCarter, the Bluegrass Darter
 * 4) Etheostoma TeddyRoosevelt, the Highland Darter
 * 5) Etheostoma Clinton, the Beaded Darter

See [ I think they should be added? -- [[user:fdewaele|fdewaele]], 29 November 2012, 21:14 CET