Saffron darter

Saffron darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. flavum
Binomial name
Etheostoma flavum
Etnier & R. M. Bailey, 1989

The saffron darter (Etheostoma flavum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it is found in Kentucky and Tennessee in the lower Cumberland and lower Tennessee River drainages. It inhabits streams and rocky pools and nearby riffles of creeks, headwaters and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 7 cm (2.8 in).[2]


References

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


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