Banded darter (Etheostoma zonale)

Scientific name: Etheostoma zonale Cope, 1868

Banded darter (Etheostoma zonale)

The Banded darter (Etheostoma zonale) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabit rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. Adults feed on midge larvae, mayfly nymphs, and blackfly larvae. Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma zonale
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.8
Common length
5.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: in Lake Michigan and Mississippi River basins from southwestern New York to Minnesota and south to northern Georgia, northern Alabama and southern Arkansas; in Wabash River drainage of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois; and in streams of southern Illinois, southern Iowa and northern Missouri, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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