Seagreen darter
The seagreen darter (Etheostoma thalassinum) 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 found in the Santee River drainage of North and South Carolina. 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]
| Seagreen darter | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. thalassinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma thalassinum (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Nothonotus thalassinus Jordan & Brayton, 1878 | |
References
- Etheostoma thalassinum. In: IUCN 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 9 December 2015.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Etheostoma thalassinum" in FishBase. December 2015 version.
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