Ashy darter (Etheostoma cinereum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma cinereum Storer, 1845

Ashy darter (Etheostoma cinereum)

The Ashy darter (Etheostoma cinereum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.

Biology

Occurs in rocky pools with current in small to medium rivers, usually near vegetation. Feeds on midge larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma cinereum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
6.9
Depth range
0–2 m (0–7 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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