Etheostoma tippecanoe
Tippecanoe Darter
NS
G3
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma tippecanoe (Tippecanoe Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from western Pennsylvania to Indiana, and south to Tennessee River drainage in Virginia and Tennessee, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabit shallow gravel riffles of medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Adults feed on midge larvae and baetid mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
Max length: 4.3 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (brood hiders); parental care: none. Eggs are left buried in small gravel and pebbles (Ref. 74730).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT), assessed 2012-01-24. 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.
James, P.W. and C.A. Taber (1986) Reproductive biology and age and growth of the yoke darter, Etheostoma juliae. Copeia 1986(2):536-540.
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