Range and Identity
Etheostoma nuchale is recorded from spring systems associated with Halls and Village creeks. These named localities should remain explicit. The account does not establish that every watercress bed or spring elsewhere in Alabama contains the species, despite the descriptive common name.
Habitat and Behavior
Vegetated spring habitat distinguishes this account from a general rocky river-riffle description. An observation should retain the exact spring and occupied vegetation. A nearby flowing channel may have different conditions and should not automatically receive the same habitat label.
Food and Life History
The upper reference is 5.4 centimeters total length, with 3.6 centimeters as common. The checked material does not establish an independent maximum mass or complete feeding and reproductive sequence. Those details are not supplied from another darter simply because it uses plants or lives in Alabama.
Field Note
Keep dated locality information with a verified identification. A historical spring record remains useful without being presented as a new survey demonstrating unchanged population boundaries or abundance.
All Lakes With Watercress Darter
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Watercress Darter records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.