Tennessee darter

Tennessee darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. tennesseense
Binomial name
Etheostoma tennesseense
(Powers & Mayden, 2007)

The Tennessee darter (Etheostoma tennesseense) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Tennessee River drainage from western Virginia to western Tennessee. It also occurs in the upper Bluestone River drainage in western Virginia. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 6 cm (2.4 in).

Range

The Tennessee darter can be found in the Tennessee River system from West Virginia to Hardin Creek, TN. They are absent in the upper Holston River system.[2]

Habitat

The Tennessee darter prefers current-swept rocky pools and the adjacent riffles. They can be found in creeks and small to medium rivers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma tennesseense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Page, Lawrence; Burr, Brooks (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 553. ISBN 0547242069.
  3. ↑ Page, Lawrence; Burr, Brooks (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 553. ISBN 0547242069.


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