Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard, 1854)
Swamp darter
Etheostoma fusiforme
photo by Appleby, C.

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  5.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Seaboard Lowlands, Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from southern Maine to Louisiana (Sabine River) and southeastern Oklahoma (Red River) in the USA; and Former Mississippi Embayment north to Kentucky and southeastern Missouri in the USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occur in standing or slow-flowing water over mud, sometimes sand; often in vegetation (Ref. 5723, 10294). Eggs are found attached to the substrate unguarded (Ref. 7043).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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