Etheostoma barbouri
Teardrop Darter
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma barbouri (Teardrop Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: found only in the middle and upper Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723). Adults feed on midge and blackfly larvae, copepods and cladocerans, and immature mayflies and caddisflies (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 6.0 cm TL; common length: 4.2 cm TL; max age: 2 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-12-02. Resilience: High (tmax=2; Fec=17-48).
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
Page, L. (1983) Handbook of darters. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. USA. 271 p.
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