Watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale)

Scientific name: Etheostoma nuchale Howell & Caldwell, 1965

Watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale)

The Watercress darter (Etheostoma nuchale) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: North America, found only in springs on Halls and Village creeks (Black Warrior River system) in Jefferson County in Alabama, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Etheostoma nuchale
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.4
Common length
3.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: found only in springs on Halls and Village creeks (Black Warrior River system) in Jefferson County in Alabama, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B1+2ce)
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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