Range and Identity
Etheostoma boschungi is recorded from the middle Tennessee drainage in south-central Tennessee and northern Alabama. The range refers to selected waters within that region, rather than all tributaries of the Tennessee River. Precise locality remains important for interpreting historical and newer records.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults occur in gravel-bottomed pools and runs of creeks and small rivers, commonly among debris. The reproductive account places spawning in headwaters. Adult feeding habitat and spawning habitat should therefore remain distinguishable instead of assuming the same pool is used for every activity.
Food and Life History
The reported maximum is 7.8 centimeters total length. Foods include aquatic isopods, amphipods, mayfly nymphs, midge larvae and limpets. Eggs attach to the substrate and are described as unguarded, unlike the guarded stone-associated eggs of some other darters.
Field Note
Record whether an observation represents ordinary adult habitat or a documented spawning site. That distinction helps explain the connection between lower stream reaches and headwaters.
All Lakes With Slackwater Darter
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Slackwater Darter records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.