Redspot darter

Redspot darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. artesiae
Binomial name
Etheostoma artesiae
(O. P. Hay, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Poecilichthys artesiae O. P. Hay, 1881

The redspot darter (Etheostoma artesiae) is a species of darter endemic to the United States in the Gulf Coast drainages from Texas to Alabama.[1] This species can reach a standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 NatureServe 2013. Etheostoma artesiae. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 April 2014
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma artesiae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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