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Etheostoma scotti (Cherokee dace; Cherokee darter)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti) is a rare species of fish in the perch family. It is endemic to Georgia in the United States, where it is limited to the Etowah River system. It inhabits creeks with rocky bottoms and little silt, typically occurring just above and below riffles. It is a whitish or yellowish fish with green and black spots on the flanks and eight dark saddle-like bars dorsally. It has a small range and its habitat is being degraded and fragmented, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being endangered.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Etheostoma scotti

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Speleophils (rock cavity)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
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