Bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosomum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma chlorosomum Hay, 1881

Bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosomum)

The Bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosomum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabit muddy (sometimes sandy) pools and backwaters of creeks and small to medium rivers, weedy lakes and ponds, swamps and streams. Adults feed on hydropsychid caddisfly, dytiscid beetle, and midge larvae. Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma chlorosomum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from southern Minnesota to Louisiana, USA and Gulf Slope from Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama to San Antonio River drainages in Texas in the USA. Formerly in Lake Michigan drainage in Illinois, 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.

Last updated