Tufa darter

Tufa darter
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Genus:	Etheostoma
Species:	E. lugoi
Binomial name
	Etheostoma lugoi; (Norris & Minckley, 1997)

The Tufa darter (Etheostoma lugoi ) is a species of darter endemic to Rio Mesquites and its tributaries in Bolson de Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico. It inhabits unvegetated river bottoms made of gravel to cobble-sized fragments of tufa and tufa stromatolites. This species can reach a length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in).^[1] The specific name, lugoi, is in honor of José "Pepe" Lugo Guajardo for his contributions to the studies of the Cuatro Cienegas Basin fauna.^[2]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma lugoi". FishBase. May 2016 version.
^ Norris SM, Minckley WL (1997). "Two new species of Etheostoma (Osteichthyes: Percidae) from Central Coahuila, Northern Mexico". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8 (2): 159-176. (Etheostoma lugoi, new species).

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma lugoi". FishBase. May 2016 version.

[2] Norris SM, Minckley WL (1997). "Two new species of Etheostoma (Osteichthyes: Percidae) from Central Coahuila, Northern Mexico". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8 (2): 159-176. (Etheostoma lugoi, new species).

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