Tennessee darter
| Tennessee darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. tennesseense |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma tennesseense (Powers & Mayden, 2007) | |
The Tennessee darter (Etheostoma tennesseense) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Tennessee River drainage from western Virginia to western Tennessee. It also occurs in the upper Bluestone River drainage in western Virginia. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma tennesseense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma tennesseense" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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