Paleback darter
Paleback darter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Percidae |
Genus: | Etheostoma |
Species: | E. pallididorsum |
Binomial name | |
Etheostoma pallididorsum Distler & Metcalf, 1962 | |
The paleback darter (Etheostoma pallididorsum) is a species of darter endemic to Arkansas, United States. It is only known to occur in the Caddo River and in Hallmans Creek, a tributary of the Ouachita River. This species inhabits headwaters and creeks where it lives in rocky, shallow pools and also in springs with plentiful vegetation growth. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL though most only reach about 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in).[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma pallididorsum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T8125A18229962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T8125A18229962.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma pallididorsum" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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