Swannanoa darter (Etheostoma swannanoa)

Scientific name: Etheostoma swannanoa Jordan & Evermann, 1889

Swannanoa darter (Etheostoma swannanoa)

The Swannanoa darter (Etheostoma swannanoa) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in the upper Tennessee River drainage of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee in the USA.

Biology

Inhabits swift rubble riffles of small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma swannanoa
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Common length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in the upper Tennessee River drainage of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee in the 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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