Meramec Saddled Darter

Etheostoma erythrozonum

Elongated Percid Fish from North American Waters

Temperate
Upper river
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Meramec Saddled Darter is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 7.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: USA. Etheostoma erythrozonum is restricted to the Meramec River drainage of Missouri. It is widely distributed within the Meramec River drainage, known from the main channel of the Meramec River in St. Louis County and upstream into larger tributaries. It is generally absent from small headwater streams (Ref. 80465 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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