Chickasaw darter (Etheostoma cervus)

Scientific name: Etheostoma cervus Powers & Mayden, 2003

The Chickasaw darter (Etheostoma cervus) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, restricted to Forked Deer River system in western Tennessee, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma cervus
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: restricted to Forked Deer River system in western Tennessee, 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.

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