About the Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti):

About the Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti):
Status: Federally listed as threatened
Cherokee darters are small (1.6 to 2.6 inches long) fish with eight
saddles on the back, six or more bands on the sides, and red
bands in the fins of breeding males. This species is only found in
the Etowah River basin, and nowhere else in the world. It prefers
small streams—some only a few feet wide—and is distributed
throughout much of the basin, from Lumpkin County in the
northeast to Bartow and Paulding Counties in the west. Within
these streams it can be found in shallow pools and runs over
gravel and large rocks. Recent research shows that three
genetically distinct groups of Cherokee darters exists in the basin,
corresponding to the upper, middle and lower portions of the
watershed. Cherokee darters spawn throughout March and June.
Cherokee darters are listed as threatened on the federal
Endangered Species List.
Complete known range of the Cherokee darter
For more information:
Curt Gervich
HCP Outreach Coordinator
P.O. Box 287
Acworth, GA 30101
(678) 801-4013
[email protected]
www.etowahhcp.org