Biology:Bandfin darter
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Short description: Species of fish
| Bandfin 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. zonistium
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma zonistium R. M. Bailey & Etnier, 1988
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The bandfin darter (Etheostoma zonistium) 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 . It occurs in tributaries of the lower Tennessee River system and uppermost Black Warrior River system. This species inhabits gravel and sandy pools in flowing waters up to the size of small rivers. It can reach a length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma zonistium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202554A18231329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202554A18231329.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202554/18231329. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma zonistium" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2117926 entry
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