Bluegrass darter
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. jimmycarter
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma jimmycarter Layman & Mayden, 2012
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The bluegrass darter (Etheostoma jimmycarter) is a fish found in the Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee .[1]
It was named after the 39th president of the United States Jimmy Carter for his environmental leadership and accomplishments in the areas of national energy policy and wilderness protection, and his lifelong commitment to social justice and basic human rights. [2]
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Etheostoma jimmycarter" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ↑ Bernie Kuhajda (5 November 2012). "New Fishes Named after U.S. Leaders, Three in Tennessee". TNACI Field Notes. Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute. http://tnaci.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-fishes-named-after-us-leaders-three.html. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q13613217 entry
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