Highland Rim darter

The Highland Rim darter (Etheostoma kantuckeense) 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 eastern United States, where it is only known to occur in Tennessee and Kentucky in the Barren River system. This species can reach a length of 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[2]

Highland Rim darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. kantuckeense
Binomial name
Etheostoma kantuckeense
Ceas & Page, 1997

Identification

Similar to the Orangethroat Darter but has blue-grey breast, belly, and faint lines on side. The Highland Rim darter lacks scales on its breast.[3]

Habitat

The Highland Rim Darter can be found in shallow gravel riffles, rocky runs and pools, of headwaters creeks, and small rivers.[4]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma kantuckeense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202495A2745317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202495A2745317.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Etheostoma kantuckeense" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. Page, Lawrence; Burr, Brooks (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 553. ISBN 0547242069.
  4. Page, Lawrence; Burr, Brooks (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 553. ISBN 0547242069.


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