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Kentucky darter

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Kentucky darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Percidae
Genus:
Etheostoma
Species:
E. rafinesquei'
Binomial name
Etheostoma rafinesquei
(Burr & Page, 1982)

The Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the upper Green and Gasper River systems in Kentucky. It inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma rafinesquei". FishBase. March 2016 version.
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