Blackbanded darter
📖 Overview
Inhabits headwaters to medium-sized rivers, usually over gravel or sand . Feeds on midge, blackfly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Blackbanded darter is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackbanded darter is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blackbanded darter is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blackbanded darter is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 35°N - 28°N North America: found only in the USA from Edisto River in South Carolina, south to southern central Florida (almost to Lake Okeechobee) and west to Mississippi River in Louisiana.
🌿 Ecology
midge, blackfly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | blackbanded darter |
| 🌍CES | percina tmavopásá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sortbåndet smutte |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadropterus nigrofasciatus | Agassiz | 1854 | Synonym |
| Hadropterus nigrofasciatus westfalli | Fowler | 1942 | Synonym |
| Hadropterus spillmani | Hay | 1881 | Synonym |
| Percina nigrofasciata raneyi | Crawford | 1956 | Synonym |
| Percina nigrofasciatus raneyi | Crawford | 1956 | Synonym |
| Plesioperca anceps | Vaillant | 1873 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 65 records indexed .
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