Smallscale darter (Etheostoma microlepidum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma microlepidum Raney & Zorach, 1967

The Smallscale darter (Etheostoma microlepidum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, lower Cumberland River drainage in western Kentucky and northern central Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Occurs in clear, shallow gravel riffles of small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma microlepidum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Common length
4.8
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: lower Cumberland River drainage in western Kentucky and northern central Tennessee, 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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