Species of ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae
Christmas darter
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Percidae
Genus:
Etheostoma
Species:
E. hopkinsi
Binomial name
Etheostoma hopkinsi
(Fowler, 1945)
Synonyms[2]
Poecilichthys hopkinsi Fowler, 1945
The Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi) is a species of ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae which includes the perches, ruffes and pike-perches. It is found in the Savannah, Ogeechee and Altamaha catchment areas in South Carolina and Georgia. It is a small but colorful fish, typically less than 5 cm (2 in) in total length, with blackish, red and green streaks on its flanks. Green and red are associated with Christmas, hence the common name Christmas darter. Like other darters, it lives on or close to the stream-bed, in riffles and vegetation-laden stretches of small rivers, creeks and spring-fed streams. It feeds on aquatic insects and probably breeds in the spring, but its biology and behavior are poorly known.
The Christmas darter is closely related to the Savannah darter and the Christmas Eve or Hannukah darter, the latter of which is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Christmas darter rather than a species in its own right. The Christmas darter may hybridize with other darter species, though hybridization is hampered by behavioral and biological barriers. The Christmas darter is a common species in suitable habitat and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern for conservation purposes. In South Carolina, it is considered a conservation priority species, as it may be threatened in future by impoundment of rivers, siltation and deforestation.
^NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma hopkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202490A2745282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202490A2745282.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Etheostoma hopkinsi" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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