Bandfin darter (Etheostoma zonistium)

Scientific name: Etheostoma zonistium Bailey & Etnier, 1988

The Bandfin darter (Etheostoma zonistium) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Feeds on midge larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma zonistium
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: tributaries of lower Tennessee River system in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama upstream to Bear Creek system in the USA; Spring Creek in Tennessee and extreme upper Black Warrior River system in Alabama.
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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