Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)

Scientific name: Etheostoma hopkinsi Fowler, 1945

Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)

The Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Savannah, Ogeechee and Altamaha River drainages in South Carolina and Georgia, USA.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma hopkinsi
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.6
Common length
4.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found only in Savannah, Ogeechee and Altamaha River drainages in South Carolina and Georgia, 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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