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Etheostoma osburni (Finescale Saddled Darter; Candy darter)

Synonyms: Poecilichthys osburni
Language: Danish; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Etheostoma osburni, the candy darter or finescale saddled darter, is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States where they are only known from the Kanawha River system in the states of Virginia and West Virginia. It can be found in medium-sized and smaller rivers where it inhabits rubble riffles with fast-flowing currents. This species can reach a length of 10 cm (3.9 in), though most only reach about 7.3 cm (2.9 in).
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.937 inches (10 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (gravel-sand)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  1,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gauley River National Recreation Area V 10157 West Virginia, United States

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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