Biology:Sawcheek darter

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Short description: Species of fish

Sawcheek darter
Etheostoma serrifer (S1171) 0057 (28218698958).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. serrifer
Binomial name
Etheostoma serrifer
(Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)
Synonyms[2]

Hololepis serrifer Hubbs & Cannon, 1935

The Sawcheek darter (Etheostoma serrifer) 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 Atlantic coastal plain from Great Dismal Swamp of southern Virginia to Altamaha River drainage of Georgia. It occurs near vegetation in swamps, lakes, sluggish headwaters, creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma serrifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T202531A18230048. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202531A18230048.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202531/18230048. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (23019). "Etheostoma seerifer" in FishBase. December 23019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3759384 entry