Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi)

Scientific name: Etheostoma boschungi Wall & Williams, 1974

The Slackwater darter (Etheostoma boschungi) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in the middle Tennessee River drainage in southern central Tennessee and northern Alabama, USA.

Biology

Occur in gravel-bottomed pools, runs of creeks, small rivers and streams; usually found in debris. Spawn in headwaters. Adults feed on aquatic isopods, amphipods (Hyalella), mayfly nymphs (Stenonema, Leptophlebia), midge larvae, and limpets. Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma boschungi
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.8
Common length
4.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in the middle Tennessee River drainage in southern central Tennessee and northern Alabama, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B1+2c)
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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