Stippled darter (Etheostoma punctulatum)

Scientific name: Etheostoma punctulatum Agassiz, 1854

Stippled darter (Etheostoma punctulatum)

The Stippled darter (Etheostoma punctulatum) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Occurs in rocky pools of headwaters, creeks, and less often in small rivers; near springs and debris.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma punctulatum
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Common length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: found in Missouri and White River drainages in Ozark Uplands of Missouri and Arkansas in the USA. Isolated population occurs in upper Castor River (Mississippi River tributary) of southeastern Missouri.
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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