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Etheostoma flavum (Saffron darter)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The saffron darter (Etheostoma flavum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it is found in Kentucky and Tennessee in the lower Cumberland and lower Tennessee River drainages. It inhabits streams and rocky pools and nearby riffles of creeks, headwaters and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 7 cm (2.8 in).
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils
Brood Guarder [1]  Yes
Litter Size [1]  240
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Gyrodactylus rafinesqueii[3]

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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
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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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