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Etheostoma tetrazonum (Missouri saddled darter)

Synonyms: Poecilichthys tetrazonus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Missouri saddled darter (Etheostoma tetrazonum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Missouri Ozarks from the Meramec River to the Osage and Moreau rivers. It occurs in fast gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.543 inches (9 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  800
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

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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