Greenbreast darter

Greenbreast darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. jordani
Binomial name
Etheostoma jordani

The greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in the systems of the Alabama River and the Black Warrior River. It is an inhabitant of streams and rocky riffles of creeks and smaller rivers. This species can reach a length of 7.9 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 5 cm (2.0 in).[2] Jordani is a patronym for the eminent ichthyologist, David Starr Jordan.

Habitat

Adults typically occur in riffles of clear creeks and small to medium rivers, in moderate to strong current with gravel or rubble substrate.[3]

Distribution

Confined to the upper Mobile Basin (but not present in the Tombigbee River drainage), primarily above the Fall Line, and often a very common species in suitable habitats.[4]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma jordani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202493A2745303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202493A2745303.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma jordani" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. ↑ "Etheostoma jordani".
  4. ↑ Etnier, David A., and Wayne C. Starnes. The Fishes of Tennessee. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1993.


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