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Etheostoma zonale

(Cope, 1868)

Banded Darter

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106576
Element CodeAFCQC02870
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusEtheostoma
Synonyms
Poecilichthys zonalisCope, 1868
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
E. lynceum, formerly included in E. zonale, was regarded as specifically distinct by Etnier and Starnes (1986); the 1991 AFS checklist also regarded lynceum as a separate species (Robins et al. 1991). Apparently hybridizes with E. olmstedi in Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania (Raesly et al. 1990).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2012-01-26
Change Date1996-09-24
Edition Date2012-01-26
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes three disjunct regions: Lake Michigan and Mississippi River basins from northwestern Michigan to Minnesota, south to northwestern Indiana and central Illinois; Ohio River basin from southwestern New York to eastern Indiana, south to northern Georgia and northern Alabama; Ozark-Ouachita drainages of southern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma (Page and Burr 2011). Introduced in Savannah River headwaters, South Carolina, and in the Susquehanna River, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland (Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations)
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers (Page and Burr 2011); streams of moderate gradient with bottoms of coarse gravel to rubble, often at depths over 25 cm at or near midchannel. In Arkansas, spawning occurred in runs about 0.6-1.6 meters deep with moderate current velocities (Walters 1994). Trautman (1981) reported spawning at depths of less than 0.6 meters. Eggs are laid on algae and moss growing on stones and boulders in riffles or runs (Becker 1983, Walters 1994).

Reproduction

Spawns April-May in Oklahoma and Kansas, mid-April to late May in Missouri, May-June in Illinois and Pennsylvania, as late as late July in western Kentucky, late March to mid-June in Arkansas (Hubbs 1985, Walters 1994). In Arkansas, water temperatures during spawning were 11-21 C (Walters 1994). Sexually mature usually in 2 years in north (Page 1983). Known age range of breeding females is 2-3 years (Bart and Page 1992).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
WisconsinS5Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
IowaS3Yes
IndianaS4Yes
ArkansasS4Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
KansasS1Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
VirginiaS3Yes
OhioS4Yes
New YorkS3Yes
MarylandSNANo
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganS1Yes
AlabamaS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (4)
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
PenhookOzark-St. Francis National Forest6,566
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
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