Fishing for Western gilt darter

Percina hespera

The western gilt darter is a small, slender darter with an olive body, dark saddles across the back and a row of dark blotches along each side. Breeding males turn golden orange on the belly and first dorsal fin. It reaches about 3.5 inches and 0.01 pounds. It lives in fast, gravelly riffles of clear, medium to large rivers. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Not evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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