Slabrock darter (Etheostoma smithi)

Scientific name: Etheostoma smithi Page & Braasch, 1976

Slabrock darter (Etheostoma smithi)

The Slabrock darter (Etheostoma smithi) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers, and rocky margins of medium-sized rivers and impoundments; also found in streams. Adults feed on midge, mayfly, and immature caddisfly, with copepods and other microcrustaceans. Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone and guarded by males.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma smithi
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.2
Common length
4.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: occurs only in the lower Cumberland (below Caney Fork) and lower Tennessee River (in lower Duck River and downstream) drainages in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2; Fec=17-69)

Sources

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

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