Kentucky Arrow Darter | Etheostoma spilotum

Status: IUCN: Near Threatened; USFWS: Threatened (2016)

Threats: Climate change, deforestation habitat fragmentation, impoundments, mining, and sedimentation (What do these terms mean?)

Native Range: Upper Kentucky River drainage, KY

Spawning Habitat Preferences:  Early spring spawners in very small headwaters streams with low flow in bedrock pools; bury eggs in sandy substrates

CFI Status: Propagated at CFI from 2009-2015 for propagation protocols, reintroduction, and monitoring; 2016-present for monitoring only. (What do these terms mean?)

In Partnership With: Kentucky Department of Wildlife Resources; USDA Southern Region Forest Service; USFWS (Frankfort, KY)

While we no longer have this species in the hatchery, we are still contracted to work with them through annual monitoring for the next several years.