Etheostoma segrex
Salado Darter
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma segrex (Salado Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Central America: upper Rio Salado de los Nadadores in Bolson de Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Occurs in habitats with moderate turbulence over gravel and small cobble substrate. Seems to concentrate in vegetated areas when present. Also found in eddying currents along vegetated or cobble shorelines.
Max length: 4.1 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR), assessed 2018-08-30. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Norris, S.M. and W.L. Minckley (1997) Two new species of Etheostoma (Osteichthyes: Percidae) from Central Coahuila, Northern Mexico. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(2):159-176.
Comments On Etheostoma segrex