Arkansas saddled darter
The Arkansas saddled darter (Etheostoma euzonum) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the White River drainage in Arkansas and Missouri. It occurs in deep, fast gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[2]
| Arkansas saddled darter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. euzonum |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma euzonum (Hubbs & J.D. Black, 1940) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Poecilichthys euzonus Hubbs & Black, 1940 | |
See also
- Paleback darter: darter endemic to the Caddo River in Arkansas
- Percina brucethompsoni: darter endemic to the Ouachita River in Arkansas
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma euzonum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202480A2745212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202480A2745212.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Etheostoma euzonum" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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