Buffalo darter (Etheostoma bison)

Scientific name: Etheostoma bison Ceas & Page, 1997

Buffalo darter (Etheostoma bison)

The Buffalo darter (Etheostoma bison) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Occurs in tributaries of the lower Duck and lower Tennessee Rivers.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Differs from all members of the complex in having in the breeding male the horizontal lines restricted to a series of long dark dashes, and upper sides with a zone of light tan extending the length of the body. It differs from all other species by modally having 8 anal rays and 6 scales below the lateral line.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma bison
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Occurs in tributaries of the lower Duck and lower Tennessee Rivers.
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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