Goldstripe darter (Etheostoma parvipinne)

Scientific name: Etheostoma parvipinne Gilbert & Swain, 1887

Goldstripe darter (Etheostoma parvipinne)

The Goldstripe darter (Etheostoma parvipinne) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits clay and sand-bottomed runs and pools of vegetated, spring-fed headwaters and creeks. Feeds on midge larvae, dipteran pupae, caddisfly larvae, dytiscid beetle larvae, and small crayfish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma parvipinne
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.7
Common length
4.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Altamaha and Flint River systems in Georgia to Navasota River system (Brazos River drainage) in Texas, USA; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to western Kentucky and southeastern Missouri in the 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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