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Etheostoma autumnale

Mayden, 2010

Autumn Darter

G4Apparently Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.872319
Element CodeAFCQC02F60
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusEtheostoma
Concept Reference
Mayden, R. L. 2010. Systematics of the Etheostoma punctulatum species group (Teleostei: Percidae), with descriptions of two new species. Copeia 2010:716-734.
Taxonomic Comments
Mayden (2010) redescribed E. punctulatum and described two new species (E. autumnale and E. mihileze) that formerly were included in E. punctulatum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2012-03-27
Change Date2012-03-27
Edition Date2012-03-27
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Range Extent Comments
Range includes the White River drainage and tributaries and the upper Current and Eleven Point rivers, Missouri and Arkansas, and the Little Red River in Arkansas; this species is most abundant in the White River drainage, Missouri and Arkansas; it is rare and known from only a few collections in the Little Red, Current, and Eleven Point rivers (Mayden 2010).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a fairly large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes small headwater creeks with clear, cool, flowing and percolating water and with a gravel and cobble stone substrate, frequently in the coarse stream substratum between stones and in association with emergent and submergent aquatic vegetation and organic debris; also frequently associated with undercut banks with overhanging rooted vegetation (Mayden 2010).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasS3Yes
MissouriSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Swan Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest7,310
References (3)
  1. Mayden, R. L. 2010. Systematics of the <i>Etheostoma punctulatum</i> species group (Teleostei: Percidae), with descriptions of two new species. Copeia 2010:716-734.
  2. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
  3. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.