Biology:Sharphead darter
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Short description: Species of fish
| Sharphead darter | |
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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. acuticeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma acuticeps R. M. Bailey, 1959
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The sharphead darter (Etheostoma acuticeps) 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 to occur in the Holston and Nolichucky River systems. It inhabits small to medium-sized rivers, being found in rocky riffles in deep, fast-flowing waters. This species can reach a length of 8.4 cm (3.3 in), though most only reach about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2014). "Etheostoma acuticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T8107A15363986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T8107A15363986.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8107/15363986. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma acuticeps" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q303320 entry
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