Turquoise darter
| Turquoise darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. inscriptum |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma inscriptum D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878 | |
The turquoise darter (Etheostoma inscriptum) is a species of darter, where it is found in the Edisto, Savannah and Altamaha River drainages of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. It inhabits rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Etheostoma inscriptum. In: IUCN 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Etheostoma inscriptum" in FishBase. December 2015 version.
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