Brook Darter (Etheostoma burri)

Scientific name: Etheostoma burri Ceas & Page, 1997

Brook Darter (Etheostoma burri)

The Brook Darter (Etheostoma burri) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma burri
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Restricted to tributaries of the upper Black River system in Missouri from its headwaters in Reynolds and from countries to where the Black River flows into the Mississippi River alluvial plain near Poplar Bluff, Butler County.
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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