Redfin darter (Etheostoma whipplei)

Scientific name: Etheostoma whipplei Girard, 1859

Redfin darter (Etheostoma whipplei)

The Redfin darter (Etheostoma whipplei) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabits sandy and rocky pools, sometimes runs and riffles, of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma whipplei
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Neches River in Texas, USA; Mississippi River basin from Mississippi to southeastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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