The Ohio State University Fish ResearchatThe Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Research Center Male greenside darters, Image courtesy Kristi Harraman, The Ohio State University Fish species being held at the facility currently include rainbow, greenside, banded, and fantail darters and logperch, all fairly common species of darters in Ohio waterways. Also housed at the facility are sand and longhead darters, more imperiled darter species. Current plans for expansion include propagation of brindled madtoms. Fish Propagation Project:The goal of the fish propagation project with rainbow darters was to breed and raise fish for use with the Mussel Propagation Project. For more details about how fish are utilized in mussel reproduction, please see bottom left. The protocols established by breeding rainbow darters will be used in the future when breeding more imperiled species of fish. Our target species for 2009 includes sand darters, longhead darters and brindled madtoms. Photo property of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Funding provided by: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife The Columbus Foundation
Funding provided by: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife The Columbus Foundation
Funding provided by:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
The Columbus Foundation