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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Gulf darter

Etheostoma swaini Jordan, 1884
Max Length
7.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Typical Length
5.3 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Occurs in shallow rocky riffles, current-swept vegetation in headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers ; also found in streams . Feeds on midge larvae, with isopods and immature blackflies, mayflies, hydroptilid and hydropsychid caddisflies, and dragonflies .

Scientific Name
Etheostoma swaini
Authority
Jordan, 1884
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Gulf darter is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Gulf darter is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Gulf darter is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Gulf darter is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 36°N - 29°N North America: Gulf drainages from Ochlockonee River in Georgia and Florida to Mississippi River in Louisiana, and north on Former Mississippi Embayment (east of Mississippi River only) to Kentucky in the USA; in Bear Creek in northwestern Alabama and northeastern Mississippi, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5
Food Items

midge larvae, with isopods and immature blackflies, mayflies, hydroptilid and hydropsychid caddisfli

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00676 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
7.8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
17.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Jordan, 1884

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Gulf Darter
🌍CES candátek zátokový

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 13 records indexed .

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