Headwater darter (Etheostoma lawrencei)

Scientific name: Etheostoma lawrencei Ceas & Burr, 2002

The Headwater darter (Etheostoma lawrencei) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Attains its greatest abundance in small (1-2 m wide) to medium (3-5 m wide) upland gravel and cobble streams where it is found mainly in moderately-flowing to swift shallow riffles and runs. Adults and juveniles are encountered in pools over gravel and bedrock but not as common there unless the pool is in or near a spring.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma lawrencei
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.2
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: 3 disjunct river systems in Kentucky and Tennessee: headwaters of Salt River system; upper Green River system including the Nolin and Mud River systems; and Cumberland River system from Wilburn Creek on the north and Dillard Creek on the south side of the Cumberland River, Smith County, Tennessee, upstream to near Cumberland Falls.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2)

Sources

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

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