Sawcheek darter (Etheostoma serrifer)

Scientific name: Etheostoma serrifer Hubbs & Cannon, 1935

Sawcheek darter (Etheostoma serrifer)

The Sawcheek darter (Etheostoma serrifer) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Atlantic Coastal Plain from Dismal Swamp of southern Virginia to Altamaha River drainage of Georgia in the USA.

Biology

Usually occurs near vegetation in swamps, lakes, sluggish headwaters, creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma serrifer
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Coastal Plain from Dismal Swamp of southern Virginia to Altamaha River drainage of Georgia 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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