Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei), recorded as Endangered
Yellowcheek darter (Etheostoma moorei). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Yellowcheek darter

Etheostoma moorei

Yellowcheek darter is a ray-finned fish in the family Percidae (order Perciformes) — Etheostoma moorei, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Etheostoma moorei
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Percidae · Etheostoma

Appearance

In July 2010, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service proposed the yellowcheek darter for endangered status.

This species can reach a length of 7.2 centimetres (2.8 in) TL though most only reach about 4.9 centimetres (1.9 in).

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the eastern United States where it is only known to occur in the state of Arkansas in the Little Red River. It inhabits medium-sized and smaller rivers in rocky riffles with strong current.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Yellowcheek darter is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Yellowcheek darter, Wikidata item Q305121. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Duskytail darter (Etheostoma percnurum), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Duskytail darter

Etheostoma percnurum
Photograph of Vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vermilion darter

Etheostoma chermocki
Photograph of Cherokee darter (Etheostoma scotti), recorded as EndangeredEN

Cherokee darter

Etheostoma scotti
Photograph of Bluemask darter (Etheostoma akatulo), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bluemask darter

Etheostoma akatulo

Quick answers

What is Yellowcheek darter?
It is endemic to the eastern United States where it is only known to occur in the state of Arkansas in the Little Red River.
What is the conservation status of Yellowcheek darter?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Etheostoma moorei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Yellowcheek darter live?
It is endemic to the eastern United States where it is only known to occur in the state of Arkansas in the Little Red River.
Why is Yellowcheek darter in crisis?
In July 2010, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service proposed the yellowcheek darter for endangered status.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Etheostoma moorei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Yellowcheek darter a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.