Post written by Alexa Leinaweaver, Live Animal Husbandry Coordinator.
New Fishes!
We have new fishes in our Animals Encounter Exhibit at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery!
Our fish are all from the Cache le Poudre River watershed and are indigenous species. The American Fisheries Society (AFS) at the Warner College of Natural Resources, part of CSU, has partnered with FCMoD to provide us with native Colorado plains fish species.
Come visit the museum to see our new fishes!
The species now living in our tank are:
- Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
- Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)
- Longnose Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)
- Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum)
- Common Shiner (Luxilus cornutus)
Members of the American Fisheries Society sample the Poudre River watershed for fish.
Photo by Sandra Hargraves
Members of the American Fisheries Society sample the Poudre River watershed for fish.
Photo by Sandra Hargraves
Johnny Darter
Common Shiner
Common Shiner