Emerald darter (Etheostoma baileyi)

Scientific name: Etheostoma baileyi Page & Burr, 1982

Emerald darter (Etheostoma baileyi)

The Emerald darter (Etheostoma baileyi) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, occurs only in the upper Kentucky and upper Cumberland River drainages in eastern Kentucky and northeastern Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Inhabits rocky pools, sometimes riffles, of creeks and small to medium rivers. Feeds primarily on midge larvae and pupae, also eats caddisfly and mayfly immatures and microcrustaceans.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma baileyi
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: occurs only in the upper Kentucky and upper Cumberland River drainages in eastern Kentucky and northeastern 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 (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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