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Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard, 1854) Swamp darter |
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photo by
Appleby, C. |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Seaboard Lowlands, Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from southern Maine to Louisiana (Sabine River) and southeastern Oklahoma (Red River) in the USA; and Former Mississippi Embayment north to Kentucky and southeastern Missouri in the USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occur in standing or slow-flowing water over mud, sometimes sand; often in vegetation (Ref. 5723, 10294). Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded (Ref. 7043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 December 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||