East Rim darter
| East Rim darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. orientale |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma orientale (Powers & Mayden, 2007) | |
The East Rim darter (Etheostoma orientale) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Cumberland River from Fishing Creek in Kentucky to just below the Obey River in Tennessee. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma orientale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma orientale" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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