Nature Reports Climate Change

Dr. Glenn Guntenspergen was contacted by Anna Barnett with " Nature Reports Climate Change " concerning the recent commentary in Science about a case for merging the USGS and NOAA to address climate change issues.
www.nature.com/climate 

Contact: Glenn Guntenspergen Superior, WI, (218)720-4307

USGS Scientists Reports on New Fish Species

USGS scientists Mary Freeman, Bud Freeman, Carrie Straight, and Noel Burkhead are describing a new species of fish.  The Halloween Darter is a small, colorful member of the perch family (Percidae), and only occurs in rocky shoals of the Chattahoochee and Flint River systems.  The Freemans first encountered this new species in the 1990’s, and realized that the fish had been overlooked because it resembles the Blackbanded Darter. The Halloween Darter is distinguished by black and orange coloration, and a combination of morphological characters.  The Halloween Darter will be the 45th described species of Percina, a genus that is largely restricted to eastern North America.  The manuscript is being submitted to the journal Zootaxa. 

Contact: Mary C. Freeman Athens, GA (706)542-1227

HiLites Contact: Marilyn Whitehead, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 301-497-5502

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