Swamp darter (Etheostoma fusiforme)

Scientific name: Etheostoma fusiforme Girard, 1854

Swamp darter (Etheostoma fusiforme)

The Swamp darter (Etheostoma fusiforme) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 14–26°C (57–79°F).

Swamp darter care at a glance

Temperature
14–26°C (57–79°F)

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma fusiforme
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.9
Common length
4.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Seaboard Lowlands, Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from southern Maine to Louisiana (Sabine River) and southeastern Oklahoma (Red River) in the USA; and Former Mississippi Embayment north to Kentucky and southeastern Missouri in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)

Sources

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

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