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TABS Species Account TN00080

TN00080 TUSKASEGEE DARTER ETHEOSTOMA BLENNIOIDES GUTSELLI

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Environmental Associations

LifestageEnvironmental Association
GeneralTurbidity: Clear water but tolerate periodic cloudiness
GeneralElevation: Specified in Comments
GeneralAquatic Features: Riffles
GeneralBottom Type [Aquatic]: Bedrock
GeneralGradient: High
GeneralFlow: Small streams [5-50 cfs mean annual flow]
LimitingFlow: Small streams [5-50 cfs mean annual flow]
LimitingAquatic Features: Riffles
LimitingGradient: High
LimitingElevation: Specified in Comments
EggRelation to Substrate: Attached - normally sessile
EggWater Temperature: Below 15 degrees C
EggSubstrate: Plants
EggSubstrate: Rocks
AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble
AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Bedrock
AdultAquatic Features: Riffles
GeneralBottom Type [Aquatic]: Boulders

Comments on General Environmental Associations

MOST LIKELY ABOVE 2500 FEET; HABITAT BEST DESCRIBED AS SMALL MOUNTAIN STREAMS; BASED ON LIFE HISTORY OF E. B. BLENNIOIDES EGGS PROBABLY ATTACHED TO VEGETATION, FILAMENTOUS ALGAE OR BOULDERS AND ROCKS

References/LifestageReference Numbers
GeneralTN5065, TN5017
LimitingTN5065, TN5017
AdultTN5017, TN5065, TN5002
EggTN5002, TN5017


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