Biology:Chickasaw darter

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Chickasaw darter
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. cervus
Binomial name
Etheostoma cervus
Powers & Mayden, 2003

The Chickasaw darter (Etheostoma cervus) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the Forked Deer River system in western Tennessee , where it is an inhabitant of smaller streams. This species can reach a length of 5.2 cm (2.0 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2014). "Etheostoma cervus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T202460A2745072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T202460A2745072.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202460/2745072. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma cervus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2044297 entry