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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Brook Darter

Etheostoma burri Ceas & Page, 1997
Max Length
4.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Overview information for Brook Darter is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Etheostoma burri
Authority
Ceas & Page, 1997
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4.7 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Brook Darter is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Brook Darter is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Brook Darter is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate North America: Restricted to tributaries of the upper Black River system in Missouri from its headwaters in Reynolds and from countries to where the Black River flows into the Mississippi River alluvial plain near Poplar Bluff, Butler County.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00676 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
4.7cm
Dorsal Spines
11
Dorsal Rays
13
Anal Rays
7

🌡️ 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
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Ceas & Page, 1997

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