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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Bandfin darter

Etheostoma zonistium Bailey & Etnier, 1988
Max Length
7.1 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
16.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits sand and gravel-bottomed pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers . Feeds on midge larvae .

Scientific Name
Etheostoma zonistium
Authority
Bailey & Etnier, 1988
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
16.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Bandfin darter is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bandfin 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. Temperate; 38°N - 33°N 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.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5
Food Items

midge larvae (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00676 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
7.1cm

🌡️ 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
16.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Bailey & Etnier, 1988

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Bandfin Darter
🌍CES candátek pruhoploutvý

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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