Backwater darter (Etheostoma zonifer)

Scientific name: Etheostoma zonifer Hubbs & Cannon, 1935

Backwater darter (Etheostoma zonifer)

The Backwater darter (Etheostoma zonifer) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Coastal Plain streams in Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and Mississippi, USA.

Biology

Inhabits mud-bottomed, often vegetated, pools of sluggish creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma zonifer
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found only in Coastal Plain streams in Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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