Fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola)

Scientific name: Etheostoma fonticola Jordan & Gilbert, 1886

Fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola)

The Fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in San Marcos and Comal springs and their effluent rivers (Guadalupe River system) in southern central Texas, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 5 - 8; Vertebrae: 32 - 33

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma fonticola
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.3
Common length
2.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found only in San Marcos and Comal springs and their effluent rivers (Guadalupe River system) in southern central Texas, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=760)

Sources

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

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