Redband darter (Etheostoma luteovinctum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma luteovinctum Gilbert & Swain, 1887

Redband darter (Etheostoma luteovinctum)

The Redband darter (Etheostoma luteovinctum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Stones, Collins (Cumberland River drainage) and Duck River (Tennessee River drainage) systems in central Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Occurs in shallow rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers; also found in streams and springs. Feeds on midge larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma luteovinctum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.8
Common length
5.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Stones, Collins (Cumberland River drainage) and Duck River (Tennessee River drainage) systems in central Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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