Paleback darter (Etheostoma pallididorsum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma pallididorsum Distler & Metcalf, 1962

Paleback darter (Etheostoma pallididorsum)

The Paleback darter (Etheostoma pallididorsum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, known only from the Caddo River and Hallmans Creek (upper Ouachita River drainage) in southwestern Arkansas, USA.

Biology

Adults inhabit shallow, rocky pools of headwaters and creeks, and vegetated springs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma pallididorsum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Common length
3.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: known only from the Caddo River and Hallmans Creek (upper Ouachita River drainage) in southwestern Arkansas, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2; Fec=21-134)

Sources

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

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