Bloodfin darter (Etheostoma sanguifluum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma sanguifluum Cope, 1870

The Bloodfin darter (Etheostoma sanguifluum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits fast rocky riffles of small to medium rivers; also found in creeks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma sanguifluum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: known only from the middle Cumberland River drainages (Rockcastle River in Kentucky to Caney Fork in Tennessee) in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA. Previously regarded as a subspecies of Etheostoma maculatum.
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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