Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma camurum Cope, 1870

Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum)

The Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Ohio River basin from western New York to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee River in North Carolina and Tennessee in the USA.

Biology

Inhabit fast, rocky riffles of small to medium rivers. Eggs are found buried in the substrate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma camurum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
4.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from western New York to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee River in North Carolina and Tennessee in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=100)

Sources

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

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