Cumberland Plateau darter
| Cumberland Plateau darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. spilotum |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma spilotum (C. H. Gilbert, 1887) | |
The Cumberland Plateau darter (Etheostoma spilotum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the upper Kentucky River drainage in Kentucky. It inhabits rocky riffles and pools of headwaters, creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma spilotum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma spilotum" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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