Fishing for Meramec saddled darter

Etheostoma erythrozonum

The Meramec saddled darter is a relatively large, stout-bodied darter with four prominent dark saddles across the back and red-orange markings along the body, brightest on breeding males. It reaches about 3.3 inches and 0.01 pounds. It lives in fast gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers, where it is one of the most abundant darters. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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