Coosa darter (Etheostoma coosae)

Scientific name: Etheostoma coosae Fowler, 1945

Coosa darter (Etheostoma coosae)

The Coosa darter (Etheostoma coosae) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, known only from the Coosa River system in Georgia, Alabama and southeastern Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers; also found in streams. Feeds on midge and blackfly larvae, supplemented with cladocera, copepods, mayfly nymphs, and caddisfly larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma coosae
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Common length
3.65
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: known only from the Coosa River system in Georgia, Alabama and southeastern Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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