Kanawha darter
| Kanawha darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. kanawhae |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma kanawhae (Raney, 1941) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Kanawha darter (Etheostoma kanawhae) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States.[2]
Geographic distribution
E. kanawhae is only known to occur in the New River drainage of Virginia and North Carolina. It inhabits fast-flowing waters in riffles of small and medium rivers over gravel or rubble substrates.[2]
Description
This species can reach a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) TL though most only reach 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma kanawhae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T8116A13366225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8116A13366225.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Etheostoma kanawhae" in FishBase. November 2013 version.
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