Mexican darter
The Mexican darter (Etheostoma pottsii), also known as the Chihuahua darter or Mexican darter, 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 Mexico where it is the only species of darter to naturally occur in the Pacific drainage. This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. pottsii |
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| Etheostoma pottsii (Girard, 1859) | |
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References
- Contreras-Balderas, S.; Almada-Villela, P. (2019). "Etheostoma pottsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8126A3145549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T8126A3145549.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Etheostoma pottsii" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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