Tippecanoe darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe)

Scientific name: Etheostoma tippecanoe Jordan & Evermann, 1890

Tippecanoe darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe)

The Tippecanoe darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, Ohio River basin from western Pennsylvania to Indiana, and south to Tennessee River drainage in Virginia and Tennessee, USA.

Biology

Inhabit shallow gravel riffles of medium-sized rivers. Adults feed on midge larvae and baetid mayfly nymphs. Eggs are found buried in the substrate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma tippecanoe
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from western Pennsylvania to Indiana, and south to Tennessee River drainage in Virginia and Tennessee, 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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