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Etheostoma mihileze

Mayden, 2010

Sunburst Darter

G4Apparently Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.872323
Element CodeAFCQC02F70
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.
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 300
Range Extent Comments
Range includes the Arkansas River system in southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma, and northwestern Arkansas (Mayden 2010, Page and Burr 2011). This species is most abundant in tributaries of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma and Missouri; in Kansas it is found only in Shafer Creek, a small direct tributary of Shoal Creek in Cherokee County; in Arkansas, this it occurs in a few creeks in the western part of the state, near the Oklahoma border in Franklin, Crawford, and Benton counties (Mayden 2010).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This darter is often found in unpolluted, small, clear, cool streams and creeks with a clean gravel and/or cobble substrate; adults and juveniles are regularly found within substrate of large gravel and cobblestones, or are associated with submergent or emergent aquatic vegetation and are frequently found in association with organic debris and in undercut banks; this species is opportunistically associated with undercut banks with vegetation and/or overhanging trees and roots (Mayden 2010).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaS3Yes
KansasS1Yes
MissouriSNRYes
ArkansasS3Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (4)
Arkansas (4)
AreaForestAcres
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
PenhookOzark-St. Francis National Forest6,566
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
References (8)
  1. Cross, F. B., and J. T. Collins. 1995. Fishes in Kansas. Second Edition, revised. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. xvii + 315 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Miller, R. J., and H. W. Robison. 2004. Fishes of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. 450 pp.
  4. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Pflieger, W. L. 1997a. The fishes of Missouri. Revised edition. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City. vi + 372 pp.
  8. Robison, H. W. and T. M. Buchanan. 1988. Fishes of Arkansas. The University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas. 536 pp.