Brook darter

Brook darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. burri
Binomial name
Etheostoma burri
(Ceas & Page , 1997)

The brook darter (Etheostoma burri) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the upper Black River system in Missouri, from headwaters to where the River flows into the Mississippi River alluvial plain . It inhabits shallow gravel riffles, sometimes rocky runs and pools, of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers.[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma burri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma burri" in FishBase. February 2016 version.


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