Biology:Coppercheek darter
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Nothonotus |
| Species: | N. aquali
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| Nothonotus aquali (J. D. Williams & Etnier, 1978)
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The coppercheek darter (Nothonotus aquali) is a 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 southeastern United States . It is only known from the Duck River system of Tennessee . It is an inhabitant of small and medium rivers where it occurs in rocky riffles with clear, fast-flowing water. It preys on insect larvae and other immature stages and is also known to consume snails. This species can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2014). "Etheostoma aquali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T8108A15364497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T8108A15364497.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8108/15364497. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nothonotus aquali" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q303454 entry
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