Coppercheek darter

Coppercheek darter
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Genus:	Nothonotus
Species:	N. aquali
Binomial name
	Nothonotus aquali; (J. D. Williams & Etnier, 1978)
Synonyms
	Etheostoma aquali J. D. Williams & Etnier, 1978;

The coppercheek darter (Nothonotus aquali) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States. It is only known from the Duck River system of Tennessee. It is an inhabitant of small and medium rivers where it occurs in rocky riffles with clear, fast-flowing water. It preys on insect larvae and other immature stages and is also known to consume snails. This species can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 5.6 cm (2.2 in).^[2]

References

^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Etheostoma aquali. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Template:Wayback>. Downloaded on 01 May 2014.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Nothonotus aquali" in FishBase. April 2014 version.

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[1] World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Etheostoma aquali. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Template:Wayback>. Downloaded on 01 May 2014.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Nothonotus aquali" in FishBase. April 2014 version.

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