Biology:Redspot darter

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Redspot darter
Redspot darter.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. artesiae
Binomial name
Etheostoma artesiae
(O. P. Hay, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Poecilichthys artesiae O. P. Hay, 1881

The redspot darter (Etheostoma artesiae) 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 United States in the Gulf Coast drainages from Texas to Alabama.[1] This species can reach a standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma artesiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202444A15363824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202444A15363824.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202444/15363824. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma artesiae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3760528 entry