Maryland darter (Etheostoma sellare)

Scientific name: Etheostoma sellare Radcliffe & Welsh, 1913

The Maryland darter (Etheostoma sellare) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, tributaries of lower Susquehanna River, Harford County in Maryland, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma sellare
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
5.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: tributaries of lower Susquehanna River, Harford County in Maryland, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Extinct (EX)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2)

Sources

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

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