Etheostoma jordani
Greenbreast Darter
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma jordani (Greenbreast Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: found only in Alabama and Black Warrior River systems (in Mobile Bay drainage) in Georgia, Alabama and southeastern Tennessee, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Inhabit fast rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 33799); also found in medium to large streams (Ref. 10294). Adults occur in the deepest portions of riffles with moderately strong current. Prey mainly on insects (midge and other dipteran larvae, mayfly nymphs, and smaller quantities of water mites and caddisfly larvae (Ref. 10294)). Feed by pecking small prey from the surface of rocks (Ref. 33799).
Max length: 7.9 cm TL; common length: 5.0 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.
Etnier, D.A. and W.C. Starnes (1993) The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. (pls. check date).
Orr, J. (1989) Feeding behavior of the green-breast darter, Etheostoma jordani (Percidae: Etheostomatini). Copeia 1989(1):202-206.
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