Harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio)

Scientific name: Etheostoma histrio Jordan & Gilbert, 1887

Harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio)

The Harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand and gravel runs of small to medium rivers, usually near debris. Feeds on midge, blackfly, and caddisfly larvae, and mayfly nymphs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma histrio
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.7
Common length
5.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Former Mississippi Embayment and Gulf Slope drainages from Kentucky and Missouri to Louisiana, and from Escambia River in Alabama and Florida to Neches River in Texas in the USA. In Red and Arkansas drainages west to Oklahoma and Texas; in Wabash River drainage and Green River system in 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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