Redband darter

Redband darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. luteovinctum
Binomial name
Etheostoma luteovinctum
C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887

The redband darter (Etheostoma luteovinctum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States.[2]

Geographic distribution

Found in the Stone's and Collins rivers in the Cumberland River drainage and Duck River in the Tennessee River drainage systems in central Tennessee.[2]

Habitat

It inhabits shallow pools with rocky substrates as well as streams and springs.[2]

Description

This species can reach a length of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in) TL though most only reach about 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma luteovinctum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma luteovinctum" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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