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Chickasaw darter

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Chickasaw darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. cervus
Binomial name
Etheostoma cervus
Powers & Mayden, 2003

The Chickasaw darter (Etheostoma cervus) is a small 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 Forked Deer River system in western Tennessee, where it is an inhabitant of smaller streams. This species can reach a length of 5.2 cm (2.0 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2014). "Etheostoma cervus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T202460A2745072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T202460A2745072.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma cervus". FishBase. February 2014 version.


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