Striped darter
| Striped darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. virgatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma virgatum D. S. Jordan, 1880 | |
The striped darter (Etheostoma virgatum) is a species of darter, where it is found in the lower Cumberland River drainage (Stones River to Red River) in Kentucky and Tennessee, in the upper Caney Fork system in central Tennessee; and in Rockcastle River and nearby streams in eastern Kentucky. It inhabits rocky pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium river. This species can reach a length of 7.8 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 4.8 cm (1.9 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Etheostoma virgatum. In: IUCN 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Etheostoma virgatum" in FishBase. December 2015 version.
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