Biology:Tuscumbia darter

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Tuscumbia darter
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. tuscumbia
Binomial name
Etheostoma tuscumbia
C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887

The Tuscumbia darter (Etheostoma tuscumbia) 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 southeastern United States where it occurs in well-vegetated springs along the Tennessee River in Alabama. This species can reach a length of 6.1 centimetres (2.4 in) TL though most only reach about 4 centimetres (1.6 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma tuscumbia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T8132A18235672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8132A18235672.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8132/18235672. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma tuscumbia" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q305783 entry