Redspot darter
The redspot darter (Etheostoma artesiae) 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 United States in the Gulf Coast drainages from Texas to Alabama.[1] This species can reach a standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. artesiae |
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| Etheostoma artesiae (O. P. Hay, 1881) | |
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References
- NatureServe 2013. Etheostoma artesiae. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 25 April 2014
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma artesiae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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