Etheostoma jessiae
Blueside Darter
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma jessiae (Blueside Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: occurs only in the middle and upper Tennessee River drainage (Bear Creek in Alabama, and upstream) of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of clear creeks and small fast rivers.
Max length: 6.8 cm TL; common length: 4.2 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-12-16. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
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.
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