Blueside darter (Etheostoma jessiae)

Scientific name: Etheostoma jessiae Jordan & Brayton, 1878

Blueside darter (Etheostoma jessiae)

The Blueside darter (Etheostoma jessiae) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma jessiae
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.8
Common length
4.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: occurs only in the middle and upper Tennessee River drainage (Bear Creek in Alabama, and upstream) of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama in the 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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