Etheostoma zonistium
Bandfin Darter
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma zonistium (Bandfin Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: tributaries of lower Tennessee River system in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama upstream to Bear Creek system in the USA; Spring Creek in Tennessee and extreme upper Black Warrior River system in Alabama.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on midge larvae (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 7.1 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-01-26. 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.
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