FWS proposes ‘endangered’ listing for fish endemic to Middle Tennessee

A Tennessee fish may soon be considered an endangered species.

On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services proposed to list the Barrens darter as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

The Barrens darter is small, bottom-dwelling fish that creates nests under flat rocks. Males produce a variety sounds, like knocks, drums and purrs. These fish only live in a few headwater streams, roughly only six miles all together, that feed into the Collins River…

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