Etheostoma camurum
Bluebreast Darter
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma camurum (Bluebreast Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from western New York to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee River in North Carolina and Tennessee in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabit fast, rocky riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
Max length: 8.4 cm TL; common length: 4.5 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (brood hiders); parental care: none. Eggs are left buried in small gravel and pebbles (Ref. 74730).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-12-07. Resilience: Medium (Fec=100).
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.
James, P.W. and C.A. Taber (1986) Reproductive biology and age and growth of the yoke darter, Etheostoma juliae. Copeia 1986(2):536-540.
Mount, D.I. (1959) Spawning behavior of the bluebreast darter, Etheostoma camurum (Cope). Copeia 1959(3):240-243.
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