Etheostoma lugoi
Tufa Darter
ES: perca de toba
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma
Etheostoma lugoi (Tufa Darter)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Presence of seven paris of branchiostegal rays; nuptial males have a blue throat; subdued body and fin markings; absence of bright or dark green coloration on the flanks; pectoral-fin base without scales.
Distribution
Central America: Rio Mesquites and its tributaries in Bolson de Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Most often occupies open (not vegetated) although complex bottoms comprised of gravel to cobble-sized fragments of tufa and tufa stromatolites. This substrate is formed largely by calcareous material accreting through physical and biological precipitation of calcium salts as well as by transport of fragmented tufa from upstream that deposits to form armored bars where channels widen abruptly.
Max length: 3.5 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR), assessed 2018-03-09. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Norris, S.M. and W.L. Minckley (1997) Two new species of Etheostoma (Osteichthyes: Percidae) from Central Coahuila, Northern Mexico. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(2):159-176.
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