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Duck darter

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Duck darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. planasaxatile
Binomial name
Etheostoma planasaxatile
(Powers & Mayden, 2007)

The Duck darter (Etheostoma planasaxatile) is a rare 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 Duck River drainage in Tennessee. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma planasaxatile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T18246390A19033060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18246390A19033060.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma planasaxatile". FishBase. February 2016 version.