Biology:Meramec saddled darter

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Meramec saddled darter
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. erythrozonum
Binomial name
Etheostoma erythrozonum
(Switzer & R. M. Wood, 2009)

The Meramec saddled darter (Etheostoma erythrozonum) 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 occurs in the larger streams of the Meramec River drainage of Missouri. It inhabits fast gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers . This species can reach a length of 7.1 cm (2.8 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma erythrozonum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T18245771A19034116. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18245771A19034116.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18245771/19034116. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma erythrozonum" in FishBase. February 2016 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q6428171 entry