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Paleback darter

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Paleback darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Percidae
Genus:
Etheostoma
Species:
E. pallididorsum
Binomial name
Etheostoma pallididorsum

The paleback darter (Etheostoma pallididorsum) is a species of darter endemic to Arkansas, USA. It is only known to occur in the Caddo River and in Hallmans Creek, a tributary of the Ouachita River. This species inhabits headwaters and creeks where it lives in rocky, shallow pools and also in springs with plentiful vegetation growth. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL though most only reach about 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma pallididorsum". FishBase. February 2014 version.
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