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Etheostoma olivaceum Braasch & Page, 1979

Sooty darter
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Common names: Dirty darter, Sooty darter
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from the lower Caney Fork system and nearby tributaries of Cumberland River in central Tennessee (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
Etymology: Etheostoma: Greek, etheo = to strain + Greek, stoma = mouth; Rafinesque said "various mouths", but Jordan and Evermann suggest the name might have been intended as "Heterostoma (Ref. 45335);  olivaceum: olivaceum refers to the coloration (Ref. 10294).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical; 37°N - 35°N

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North America: found only in the lower Caney Fork system and nearby tributaries of Cumberland River in central Tennessee, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 12193)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit rocky pools and nearby riffles of headwaters and creeks (Ref. 5723); also found in streams (Ref. 10294). Often found in very shallow water less than 4 m deep (Ref. 5723). Juveniles feed on midge larvae and microcrustaceans; adults on midge larvae, other immature aquatic insects (mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies), isopods and amphipods (Ref. 10294). Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone and guarded by males (Ref. 7043).

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Eggs are found clustered on underside of stone (Ref. 7043). Males guard the eggs (Ref. 7043).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 December 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00235 - 0.01227), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).