Stripetail darter (Etheostoma kennicotti)

Scientific name: Etheostoma kennicotti Putnam, 1863

The Stripetail darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae.

Biology

Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Adults feed on midge larvae, mayfly and stonefly nymphs, and crustaceans. Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone and guarded by males.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma kennicotti
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.3
Common length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: tributaries of Ohio River in southern Illinois and western Kentucky; Green River drainage in Kentucky; upper Cumberland River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee; and Tennessee River drainage in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3; Fec=24-130)

Sources

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

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