Pinewoods darter
Pinewoods darter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Percidae |
Genus: | Etheostoma |
Species: | E. mariae |
Binomial name | |
Etheostoma mariae (Fowler, 1947) | |
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The pinewoods darter (Etheostoma mariae) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States where it is only known to occur in the Little Peedee River system in the Carolinas. It inhabits creeks, preferring gravel riffles and vegetated areas with strong currents. This species can reach a length of 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) TL though most only reach about 5.2 centimetres (2.0 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma mariae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T8119A13386284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8119A13386284.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma mariae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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