Etheostoma exile
Iowa Darter
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma exile (Iowa Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec to northern Alberta in Canada, and south to Ohio, Illinois and Colorado in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams, lakes.
Biology
Inhabit vegetated lakes, pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded (Ref. 7043).
Max length: 7.2 cm TL; common length: 5.4 cm TL; max age: 3 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded (Ref. 7043).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-12-12. Resilience: High (tmax=3; Fec=550-2048).
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
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.
Keast, A. (1968) Feeding of some Great Lakes fishes at low temperatures. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 25(6):1199-1218.
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