THE CAUSE, INC NEWSROOM
New Species Discovered
It is aways exciting to hear of new discoveries in the field of aquaculture,whether it is a
native or non-native specie. Recently researchers discovered a small, translucent fish in
the lower Elk River near the capitol (Charleston) of West Virginia. Stuart Welsh, an
assistant professor in the Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program at West Virginia
University, has named the species Crystallaria cincotta, or Diamond darter. It is a
close relative of the Crystal darter found in the Mississippi River's drainage basins. The
discovery was published in Zootaxa, an international journal for animal taxonomists.
Adult diamond darters range in size from 3 to 5 inches and have fewer cheek scales than
crystal darters. Some other differences are the sickle-shaped pelvic fins, a dark spot in
front of the eye and a wide mouth gape. According to Stuart Welsh, to their knowledge
the diamond darters found in the Elk River represent the only known extant population of
this species. Welsh named the fish in honor of Daniel Cincotta, a fishery biologist with the
state Division of Natural Resources, adjunct professor of ichthyology.
To learn more go to your state Wildlife and Fisheries web site.
Warning:never release a non-native specie into our waterways, nor remove a native
specie from a waterway and release into another waterway.
native or non-native specie. Recently researchers discovered a small, translucent fish in
the lower Elk River near the capitol (Charleston) of West Virginia. Stuart Welsh, an
assistant professor in the Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program at West Virginia
University, has named the species Crystallaria cincotta, or Diamond darter. It is a
close relative of the Crystal darter found in the Mississippi River's drainage basins. The
discovery was published in Zootaxa, an international journal for animal taxonomists.
Adult diamond darters range in size from 3 to 5 inches and have fewer cheek scales than
crystal darters. Some other differences are the sickle-shaped pelvic fins, a dark spot in
front of the eye and a wide mouth gape. According to Stuart Welsh, to their knowledge
the diamond darters found in the Elk River represent the only known extant population of
this species. Welsh named the fish in honor of Daniel Cincotta, a fishery biologist with the
state Division of Natural Resources, adjunct professor of ichthyology.
To learn more go to your state Wildlife and Fisheries web site.
Warning:never release a non-native specie into our waterways, nor remove a native
specie from a waterway and release into another waterway.
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