Mud darter (Etheostoma asprigene)

Scientific name: Etheostoma asprigene Forbes, 1878

Mud darter (Etheostoma asprigene)

The Mud darter (Etheostoma asprigene) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits sluggish riffles over rocks or debris in small to large rivers; also lowland lakes, creeks, swamps and reservoirs. Feeds mainly on midge and blackfly larvae (Diptera); small fish consumes more microcrustaceans.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma asprigene
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.1
Common length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin lowlands from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Louisiana and eastern Texas in the USA; and on Gulf Slope in Sabine-Neches drainages in Louisiana and Texas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

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

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