Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile)

Scientific name: Etheostoma exile Girard, 1859

Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile)

The Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabit vegetated lakes, pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers. Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma exile
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Common length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec to northern Alberta in Canada, and south to Ohio, Illinois and Colorado in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3; Fec=550-2048)

Sources

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

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