Shawnee darter

Shawnee darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. tecumsehi
Binomial name
Etheostoma tecumsehi
(Ceas & Page , 1997)

The Shawnee darter (Etheostoma tecumsehi) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the upper Pond River in Kentucky. It inhabits shallow gravel riffles and rocky runs and pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma tecumsehi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma tecumsehi" in FishBase. February 2016 version.


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