Rock darter (Etheostoma rupestre)

Scientific name: Etheostoma rupestre Gilbert & Swain, 1887

The Rock darter (Etheostoma rupestre) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Mobile Bay drainage of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and extreme southeastern Tennessee in the USA.

Biology

Inhabits fast rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma rupestre
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.3
Common length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Mobile Bay drainage of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and extreme southeastern Tennessee in the USA.
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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