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Revision as of 11:51, 5 December 2009
The Vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki) is a severely endangered species of fish native to Turkey Creek in Jefferson County. Its habitat is direly threatened by development, especially construction runoff. The 2.6 inch long brightly-colored fish spawns from mid-spring to mid-summer and inhabits mainly swift gravel-bottomed chutes with pondweed and watercress stands.
References
- Boschung Jr, Herber T. and Richard L. Mayden. (2004) Fishes of Alabama. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Press.