Brighteye darter (Etheostoma lynceum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma lynceum Hay, 1885

The Brighteye darter (Etheostoma lynceum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Occurs in rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers, and near debris in sand and gravel runs; also found in streams. Feeds on midge and blackfly larvae and mayfly nymphs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma lynceum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: in tributaries of the Mississippi River on the Former Mississippi Embayment in western Kentucky, western Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana in the USA. Also in the Gulf coast drainages from Escatawpa River in Alabama to the Mississippi River in Louisiana.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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