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Etheostoma percnurum (duskytail darter)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States where it is native to the upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 1993, shortly before it was formally described as a new species. These fish are threatened by the impoundment of waterways, increased silt, logging, coal mining, pollution, and disease.
View Wikipedia Record: Etheostoma percnurum

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Etheostoma percnurum

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.362 inches (6 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In a nest
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Speleophils (rock cavity)
Brood Guarder [1]  Yes
Litter Size [1]  189
Maximum Longevity [1]  2 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