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Nothonotus rufilineatus

(Cope, 1870)

Redline Darter

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103471
Element CodeAFCQC02640
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusNothonotus
Synonyms
Etheostoma rufilineatum(Cope, 1870)
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
The elevation of Nothonotus from subgenus to genus has been accepted by the American Fisheries Society (Page et al. 2023).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2012-01-19
Change Date1996-09-24
Edition Date2012-01-19
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes Cumberland (below Big South Fork) and Tennessee river drainages; Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi (Page and Burr 2011). Specimens reported by Gilbert (1891) from Shoal Creek, Florence, Alabama, are E. wapiti (Etnier and Williams 1989).
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 swift shallow riffles in clear creeks and small to medium rivers (Page and Burr 2011). Smaller individuals occupy areas where current is less swift. Eggs are buried in gravel riffles (Page 1983).

Reproduction

Spawns late May to early August in eastern Tennessee; eggs not guarded (Page 1983). Age range of breeding females is 1-3 years (Bart and Page 1992).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeS5Yes
AlabamaS3Yes
GeorgiaS2Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
MississippiS3Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
VirginiaS3Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (6)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
References (20)
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  2. Burr, B. M., and M. L. Warren, Jr. 1986a. Distributional atlas of Kentucky fishes. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Scientific and Technical Series No. 4, Frankfort, Kentucky. 398 pp.
  3. Etnier, D. A., and J. D. Williams. 1989. <i>Ethestoma</i> (<i>Nothonotus</i>) <i>wapiti</i> (Osteichthyes: Percidae), a new darter from the southern bend of the Tennessee River system in Alabama and Tennessee. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102:987-1000.
  4. Etnier, D. A., and W. C. Starnes. 1993. The fishes of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee. xiv + 681 pp.
  5. Jelks, H. L., S. J. Walsh, N. M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D. A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N. E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J. S. Nelson, S. P. Platania, B. A. Porter, C. B. Renaud, J. Jacobo Schmitter-Soto, E. B. Taylor, and M.L. Warren, Jr. 2008. Conservation status of imperiled North American freshwater and diadromous fishes. Fisheries 33(8):372-407.
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