Slabrock darter
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| Slabrock darter | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma smithi Page & Braasch, 1976 | |
The slabrock darter, Etheostoma smithi, is a small, freshwater, benthopelagic fish found in rocky pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers, and rocky margins of medium-sized rivers, impoundments, and streams. Adults feed on midge, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae, with copepods and other microcrustaceans completing their diets. The eggs are found clustered on the undersides of stones; they are guarded by the males.[2] It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.[3]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ http://eol.org/pages/207268/overview
- ↑ http://www.bio.utk.edu/hulseylab/Fishlist.html
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