Etheostoma tetrazonum
Missouri Saddled Darter
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G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma tetrazonum (Missouri Saddled Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: occurs only in Missouri Ozarks in the USA from Meramec River (Mississippi River tributary) to Osage and Moreau rivers (Missouri River tributaries).
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Adults inhabit fast gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Oviparous, spawn in batches (Ref. 58430). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
Max length: 9.0 cm TL; common length: 7.0 cm TL; max age: 4 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (brood hiders); parental care: none. Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-01-24. Resilience: Medium (tmax=4; tm=1; Fec<500).
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.
Page, L. (1983) Handbook of darters. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. USA. 271 p.
Taber, C.A. (1983) Reproductive biology and age and growth of the Missouri saddled darter Etheostoma tetrazonum. Am. Midl. Nat. 109(20):222-229.
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