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💧 Freshwater Vulnerable 🌡️ Temperate

Bluestripe darter

Percina cymatotaenia Gilbert & Meek, 1887
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Max Length
9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Typical Length
7.3 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Occurs in quiet pools and backwaters with submerged or emergent vegetation, usually over mud or sand, in small to medium rivers. Swims in midwater.

Scientific Name
Percina cymatotaenia
Authority
Gilbert & Meek, 1887
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
9 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Bluestripe darter is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bluestripe 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; 39°N - 38°N North America: Gasconade and Osage River drainages in southern central Missouri, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00575 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2012

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
21.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Gilbert & Meek, 1887

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