Fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare)

Scientific name: Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819

Fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare)

The Fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 4–18°C (39–64°F).

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Temperature
4–18°C (39–64°F)

Biology

Inhabit rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers; also found in small to medium upland streams. Adults feed on midge, blackfly, and caddisfly larvae, mayfly nymphs, isopods, and amphipods. Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone and guarded by males.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma flabellare
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
5.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Atlantic, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec in Canada to Minnesota, and south to South Carolina (in Santee River system) in northern Alabama, and northeastern Oklahoma in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.81; tmax=4; Fec=10-121)

Sources

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

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