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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Teardrop darter

Etheostoma barbouri Kuehne & Small, 1971
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Max Length
6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
2 yrs
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
4.2 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabit rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers . Adults feed on midge and blackfly larvae, copepods and cladocerans, and immature mayflies and caddisflies .

Scientific Name
Etheostoma barbouri
Authority
Kuehne & Small, 1971
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
6 cm
Lifespan
2 years
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Teardrop darter is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Teardrop darter is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Teardrop darter is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Teardrop darter is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 38°N - 36°N North America: found only in the middle and upper Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5
Food Items

midge and blackfly larvae, copepods and cladocerans, and immature mayflies and caddisflies (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00676 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Kuehne & Small, 1971

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