Kentucky darter
| Kentucky darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. rafinesquei' |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma rafinesquei (Burr & Page, 1982) | |
The Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the upper Green and Gasper River systems in Kentucky. It inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma rafinesquei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma rafinesquei" in FishBase. March 2016 version.
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