Turquoise darter
The turquoise darter (Etheostoma inscriptum) is a species of ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae which includes the perches, ruffes and pike-perches. It is found in the Edisto, Savannah and Altamaha River drainages of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. It inhabits rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[2]
| Turquoise darter | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. inscriptum |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma inscriptum (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Nothonotus inscriptus D.S Jordan & Brayton | |
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma inscriptum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202491A2745289. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202491A2745289.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Etheostoma inscriptus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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