Spawning takes place during spring and summer, with clusters of up to three eggs being laid, often stuck to the surface of dead leaves.

They prefer living in vegetated margins of swamps and lakes and slow-moving streams with silt or sand bottoms and leaf-laden water.

[4] Since the cypress darter lives in slow-moving, leaf-laden, shallow water, crustaceans will be more common and are a viable food source.

Some of the fish that prey on the cypress darter include Micropterus salmoides, Lepomis megalotis, Centrarchus macropterus, and Cottus caroline.

Humans may hinder E. proeliare’s abundance by polluting its habitat with toxic runoff from paved roads and silt from logging causing erosion around streams.

The exact number of times the cypress darter will reproduce per season is unknown, but the females have been known to mate with more than one male if the population count in the area is high.

Currently, the cypress darter is not listed as threatened or federally endangered by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the population is known as secured throughout the southern United States.

[8] BMPs protect water quality from potential adverse effects of silvicultural activities such as forest management, construction of roads, log landings, and skid trails.

[9] When topsoil is disturbed, torn apart, or compacted, the natural filtering action the soil provides is reduced, along with surface water absorption.