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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma collis" in FishBase. March 2016 version.


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