Biology:Riverweed darter

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Riverweed darter
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. podostemone
Binomial name
Etheostoma podostemone
Jordan & Jenkins, 1889

The riverweed darter (Etheostoma podostemone) 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 upper Roanoke River drainage in Virginia and North Carolina. It inhabits rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 7.6 cm (3.0 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma podostemone". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202516A18234108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202516A18234108.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202516/18234108. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma podostemone" in FishBase. February 2016 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3755631 entry