Greenbreast darter

Greenbreast darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. jordani
Binomial name
Etheostoma jordani
C. H. Gilbert, 1891

The greenbreast darter (Etheostoma jordani) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in the systems of the Alabama River and the Black Warrior River. It is an inhabitant of streams and rocky riffles of creeks and smaller rivers. This species can reach a length of 7.9 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 5 cm (2.0 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma jordani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma jordani" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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