Etheostoma lynceum
Brighteye Darter
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma lynceum (Brighteye Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: in tributaries of the Mississippi River on the Former Mississippi Embayment in western Kentucky, western Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana in the USA. Also in the Gulf coast drainages from Escatawpa River in Alabama to the Mississippi River in Louisiana.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occurs in rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers, and near debris in sand and gravel runs (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Feeds on midge and blackfly larvae and mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 6.4 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-12-12. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991) Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 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.
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