Biology:Egg-mimic 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: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. pseudovulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma pseudovulatum Page & Ceas, 1992
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The egg-mimic darter (Etheostoma pseudovulatum) 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 eastern United States , where it is only known from the Duck River drainage of Tennessee .[1][2] It inhabits creeks and headwaters, living in pools with very slow current. This species can reach a length of 6.1 cm (2.4 in).[3] The fish's common name refers to round, fish egg-like yellow knobs projecting from the rays of the male’s second dorsal fin, these "false eggs" attract females to spawn with the male.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma pseudovulatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202518A18232023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202518A18232023.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202518/18232023. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Etheostoma pseudovulatum" (in en). NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104843/Etheostoma_pseudovulatum.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma pseudovulatum" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ "Egg-mimic Darter (Etheostoma pseudovulatum)". Tennessee Aquarium. https://tnacifin.com/fish/egg-mimic-darter-etheostoma-pseudovulatum. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q2117290 entry
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