Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)

Scientific name: Etheostoma cragini Gilbert, 1885

The Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, known only from the Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado, USA.

Biology

Usually occurs over mud in spring-fed vegetated headwaters and creeks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma cragini
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Common length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: known only from the Arkansas River drainage in southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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