Etheostoma variatum
Variegate Darter
NS
G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma variatum (Variegate Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from southwestern New York to Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Indiana in the USA. Only found below Kanawha Falls in Kanawha River system of West Virginia, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabit swift gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). Eggs are found buried in the substrate (Ref. 7043).
Max length: 11.0 cm TL; max weight: 11 g; 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 2012-01-25. Resilience: Medium (tmax=4).
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.
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