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Etheostoma brevispinum

(Coker, 1926)

Carolina Fantail Darter

G4Apparently Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.831564
Element CodeAFCQC02F40
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusEtheostoma
Concept Reference
Blanton, R. E., and G. A. Shuster. 2008. Taxonomic status of Etheostoma brevispinum, the Carolina fantail darter (Percidae: Catonotus). Copeia 2008:844-857.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-12-07
Change Date2009-09-02
Edition Date2011-12-07
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Range Extent Comments
Range includes areas above the Fall Line in the Santee and Savannah River drainages and the Yadkin River system (downstream to and including the South Yadkin River and Bear Creek) of the Pee Dee River drainage in western North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, and extreme southern Virginia (Blanton and Shuster 2008, Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
Blanton and Shuster (2008) mapped 33 collection sites, most of which represent distinct 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).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS1Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
South CarolinaS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (3)
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
References (8)
  1. Blanton, R. E., and G. A. Shuster. 2008. Taxonomic status of <i>Etheostoma brevispinum</i>, the Carolina fantail darter (Percidae: <i>Catonotus</i>). Copeia 2008:844-857.
  2. Menhinick, E. F. 1991. The freshwater fishes of North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 227 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Rohde, Fritz (Icthyologist, North Carolina Division of Marine Fishes). 2000. Review and annotation of fish watershed distribution maps. Review requested by Anthony E. Zammit, ABI.
  7. Scott, Mark (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources). 2009. Review of the South Carolina portion of the watershed distribution maps for <i>Etheostoma brevispinum</i> and <i>Etheostoma flabellare</i>. Information received via e-mail.
  8. Warren, M. L., Jr., B. M. Burr, S. J. Walsh, H. L. Bart, Jr., R. C. Cashner, D. A. Etnier, B. J. Freeman, B. R. Kuhajda, R. L. Mayden, H. W. Robison, S. T. Ross, and W. C. Starnes. 2000. Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the native freshwater fishes of the southern United States. Fisheries 25(10):7-31.