Snubnose darter (Etheostoma simoterum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma simoterum Cope, 1868

Snubnose darter (Etheostoma simoterum)

The Snubnose darter (Etheostoma simoterum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, USA.

Biology

Inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers; also found in streams. Feeds on midge larvae, with mayfly nymphs, caddis larvae, and microcrustacea.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma simoterum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.7
Common length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, 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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