Teardrop darter (Etheostoma barbouri)

Scientific name: Etheostoma barbouri Kuehne & Small, 1971

The Teardrop darter (Etheostoma barbouri) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in the middle and upper Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. Adults feed on midge and blackfly larvae, copepods and cladocerans, and immature mayflies and caddisflies.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma barbouri
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Common length
4.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in the middle and upper Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2; Fec=17-48)

Sources

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

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