Sharphead darter (Etheostoma acuticeps)

Scientific name: Etheostoma acuticeps Bailey, 1959

Sharphead darter (Etheostoma acuticeps)

The Sharphead darter (Etheostoma acuticeps) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Occurs in fast, deep rocky riffles in small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma acuticeps
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Common length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Holston and Nolichucky River systems (Tennessee River drainage) in western Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern 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 (tmax=3; Fec=100)

Sources

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

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