Slough darter (Etheostoma gracile)

Scientific name: Etheostoma gracile Girard, 1859

Slough darter (Etheostoma gracile)

The Slough darter (Etheostoma gracile) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Occur in standing or slow-flowing water over mud, often in vegetation. Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma gracile
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Common length
4.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River basin from central Illinois and northeastern Missouri to Louisiana; extends up Arkansas and Red River drainages to southeastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma; and Gulf Slope drainages from Tombigbee River (1 record) in Mississippi to Nueces River in Texas in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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