Sawcheek darter

Sawcheek darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. serrifer
Binomial name
Etheostoma serrifer
(Hubbs & Cannon, 1935)

The Sawcheek darter (Etheostoma serrifer) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Atlantic coastal plain from Great Dismal Swamp of southern Virginia to Altamaha River drainage of Georgia. It occurs near vegetation in swamps, lakes, sluggish headwaters, creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma serrifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma serrifer" in FishBase. March 2016 version.


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