Carolina darter
| Carolina darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. collis |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma collis (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) | |
The Carolina darter (Etheostoma collis) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Atlantic Piedmont from Roanoke River drainage of Virginia to Santee River drainage of South Carolina. It inhabits muddy and rocky pools and backwaters of sluggish headwaters and creeks. This species can reach a length of 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma collis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma collis" in FishBase. March 2016 version.
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