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Etheostoma whipplei (Redfin darter)

Synonyms: Boleichthys whipplii; Etheostoma whipplei alabamae; Etheostoma whipplii; Poecilichthys whipplii
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Wikipedia Abstract

The redfin darter (Etheostoma whipplei) is a species of darter, where it occupies Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Neches River in Texas, the Mississippi River basin from Mississippi to southeastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas. It inhabits sandy and rocky pools, sometimes runs and riffles, of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in), though most only reach about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).
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Infraspecies

Poecilichthys whipplii whipplii

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.543 inches (9 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Phyto-lithophils
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  400
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0