Vermilion darter
| Vermilion darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. chermocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma chermocki Boschung, Mayden & Tomelleri, 1992 | |
The vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki) is a species of darter endemic to Alabama, where it only is found in Turkey Creek in Jefferson County, part of the Mobile Bay drainage basin.[2] On December 7, 2010, the US Fish and Wildlife Service designated 13 mi (21 km) of Turkey Creek watershed as critical habitat for the darter.[3]
 Illustration of Vermilion darter (Artist Joe Tomelleri, image from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service site, Southeast Region, News Releases, release dated 18-Apr-2000) |
References
- ↑ NatureServe 2013. Etheostoma chermocki. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma chermocki" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ "Designation of Critical Habitat for the Vermilion Darter; Final rule". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
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