Black darter (Etheostoma duryi)

Scientific name: Etheostoma duryi Henshall, 1889

Black darter (Etheostoma duryi)

The Black darter (Etheostoma duryi) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Tennessee River drainage in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama (absent in extreme upper Tennessee), USA.

Biology

Inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma duryi
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Common length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Tennessee River drainage in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama (absent in extreme upper Tennessee), 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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