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Etheostoma exile (Girard, 1859) Iowa darter |
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photo by
Dextrase, A. |
| Family: | Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec to northern Alberta in Canada, and south to Ohio, Illinois and Colorado in the USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabit vegetated lakes, pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723). 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 | |||