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Etheostoma podostemone

Jordan and Jenkins, 1889

Riverweed Darter

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101592
Element CodeAFCQC02590
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusEtheostoma
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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-12-30
Change Date2000-02-03
Edition Date2011-12-30
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G., R. Jennings, and M. K. Clausen
Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Limited, discontinuous range in the upper Roanoke River drainage, Virignia and North Carolina; many occurrences; stable; local threats include habitat destruction and alteration.
Range Extent Comments
Range includes the upper Roanoke River drainage, including Roanoke system proper and Dan River system, Virginia and North Carolina (Menhinick 1991, Jenkins and Burkhead 1994, Page and Burr 2011). This species occurs widely in the Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge, and upper Piedmont provinces and disjunctly in middle Piedmont (Lee et al. 1980).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (subpopulations). Jenkins and Burkhead (1994) mapped approximately 75 sites in Virginia. Menhinick (1991) mapped 15 collection sites in North Carolina.
Threat Impact Comments
Populations on the middle Piedmont are localized, indicating an intolerance of heavy siltation (Jenkins and Burkhead 1994).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers (Page and Burr 2011); runs and riffles of gravel to boulder, cool to warm, typically clear creeks and small rivers (Lee et al. 1980). This darter is frequently associated with vascular riverweed, Podestemon.

Reproduction

Spawning period probably April-May (Lee et al. 1980), also reported as late May to early June (Page 1983).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS3Yes
North CarolinaS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
9 - Pollution———
9.3 - Agricultural & forestry effluents———

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Roadless Areas (1)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
References (17)
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  2. Kuehne, R. A., and R. W. Barbour. 1983. The American Darters. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. 177 pp.
  3. Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina. i-x + 854 pp.
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