💧 Freshwater
🌡️ Tropical
Saluda darter
Etheostoma saludae Hubbs & Cannon, 1935
📖 Overview
Found in mud-bottomed, sand-bottomed, and rock-bottomed pools of slow to moderate headwaters and creeks .
Scientific Name
Etheostoma saludae
Authority
Hubbs & Cannon, 1935
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
4.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Percidae
Percidae
Genus
Etheostoma
Etheostoma
Species
Saluda darter
Etheostoma saludae
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Saluda darter is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Saluda darter is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 36°N - 33°N North America: South Carolina, USA.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00676 × L3.12
(TL)
Max TL
4.3cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Hubbs & Cannon, 1935
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