Candy darter (Etheostoma osburni)

Scientific name: Etheostoma osburni Hubbs & Trautman, 1932

Candy darter (Etheostoma osburni)

The Candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Kanawha River drainage above Kanawha Falls in West Virginia and Virginia, USA.

Biology

Inhabits fast rubble riffles of small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma osburni
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
7.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Kanawha River drainage above Kanawha Falls in West Virginia and Virginia, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
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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