Creole darter
| Creole darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. collettei |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma collettei (Birdsong & Knapp, 1969) | |
The Creole darter (Etheostoma collettei) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Ouachita, Red, Calcasieu and Sabine River drainages in Arkansas and Louisiana. It inhabits gravel riffles, current-swept vegetation and debris in creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 7.4 cm (2.9 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma collettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma collettei" in FishBase. March 2016 version.
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