Okaloosa darter
Etheostoma okaloosae
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- The Okaloosa darter inhabits small streams that are fed by ground water seepage from the surrounding sandhills (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1998). The majority of Okaloosa darter habitat is located within Eglin Air Force Base’s (Eglin AFB) boundaries, but they can also be found in adjoining portions of Okaloosa and Walton counties in Boggy and Rocky bayou of the Choctawhatchee Bay drainage (Burkhead and Williams 1992).
- diet
- diet of the Okaloosa darter primarily consists of mayfly nymphs, caddisfly larvae, and midge larvae (Ogilvie 1980).
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