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TABS Species Account TN00135 

TN00135    BANDED DARTER    ETHEOSTOMA ZONALE

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
GeneralBottom Type [Aquatic]: Sand
GeneralBottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel
GeneralBottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble
GeneralBottom Type [Aquatic]: Boulders
GeneralBottom Type [Aquatic]: Specified in Comments
GeneralAquatic Vegetation [specified type]: Specified in comments
GeneralDensity of Aquatic Vegetation: Low
GeneralDensity of Aquatic Vegetation: Specified in comments
GeneralGradient: Moderate
GeneralGradient: High
GeneralFlow: Large streams [1000-5000 cfs mean annual low]
GeneralWater Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: Specified in Comments
GeneralWater Depth Preference: Less than 1 ft.
GeneralWater Depth Preference: 1-5 ft.
GeneralAquatic Features: Riffles
GeneralAquatic Features: Pool areas
GeneralAquatic Features: Specified in Comments
EggAquatic Vegetation [specified type]: Specified in comments
Feeding JuvenileBottom Type [Aquatic]: Specified in Comments
Feeding JuvenileGradient: High
Feeding JuvenileWater Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: Specified in Comments
Feeding JuvenileWater Level: Permanently flooded areas
Resting JuvenileBottom Type [Aquatic]: Organic debris
Resting JuvenileBottom Type [Aquatic]: Rooted aquatic vegetation
Resting JuvenileWater Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: Specified in Comments
Resting JuvenileGradient: High
Resting JuvenileWater Level: Permanently flooded areas
Resting AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel
Resting AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble
Resting AdultAquatic Features: Riffles
Resting AdultGradient: High
Resting AdultWater Level: Permanently flooded areas
Resting AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Bedrock
Resting AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Specified in Comments
Resting AdultWater Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: Specified in Comments
Resting AdultAquatic Features: Pool areas
Breeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble
Breeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Boulders
Breeding AdultAquatic Vegetation [specified type]: Specified in comments
Breeding AdultGradient: Moderate
Breeding AdultGradient: High
Breeding AdultWater Depth Preference: Less than 1 ft.
Breeding AdultWater Depth Preference: 1-5 ft.
Breeding AdultAquatic Features: Riffles
Breeding AdultWater Level: Permanently flooded areas
Breeding AdultWater Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: Specified in Comments
Breeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Bedrock
Breeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Specified in Comments
Breeding AdultAquatic Features: Pool areas
Feeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Gravel
Feeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Rubble
Feeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Bedrock
Feeding AdultBottom Type [Aquatic]: Specified in Comments
Feeding AdultGradient: High
Feeding AdultWater Velocity [Instream Flow Group Increments]: Specified in Comments
Feeding AdultWater Level: Permanently flooded areas
Feeding AdultAquatic Features: Pool areas
Feeding AdultAquatic Features: Riffles

Comments on General Environmental Associations

00110S=BOTTOM TYPES IN WISCONSIN: SAND (31%), GRAVEL (29%), RUBBLE (10%), MUD (10%), BOULDERS (7%), SILT (6%), BEDROCK, CLAY, AND DETRITUD (<2%) *1200*; 00130S=AGAL CLUMPS AND AQUATIC MOSS FOR SPAWINGING AND EGGS *1200,2208*; OFTEN OBSERVED CLAMBERING ABOUT OVER ALGAE-COVERED BOULDERS *1187*; 00140S=AQUATIC VEGETATION ABSENT TO SCARCE *1200*; 00430S=PREFERS POOLS ADJACENT TO RIFFLES *1200*.

Comments on Limiting Environmental Associations

0

Comments on Adult Environmental Associations

00130S=AGAL CLUMPS AND AQUATIC MOSS *"1200*; SPAWNING OCCURS IN RIFFLE ALGAE *2208*.

Comments on Juvenile Environmental Associations

00110S=YOUNG WERE FOUND IN QUIETER WATER AROUND VEGETATION *1200*; 00170S=YOUNG OF SPECIES COMMONLY OCCUR IN QUIET WATER AROUND AQUATIC PLANTS OR IN ACCUMULATIONS OF STICKS, LEAVES, AND OTHER ORGANIC DEBRIS *2208*.

Comments on Egg Environmental Associations

00130S=EGGS DEPOSITED ON AGAL CLUMPS OR AQUATIC MOSS *1200,2208*.

References/LifestageReference Numbers
General816, 1187, 1200, 2203, 2208, 1310, 1140, 4205
Breeding Adult1187, 2980, 4205
Feeding Adult1187, 2980, 5473
Resting Adult1187, 2980, 5473, 1200
Feeding Juvenile1187, 2980, 1200
Resting Juvenile2208
Egg1200, 2208


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