Rock darter

Rock darter
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Genus:	Etheostoma
Species:	E. rupestre
Binomial name
	Etheostoma rupestre; C. H. Gilbert & Swain, 1887

The rock darter (Etheostoma rupestre) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States where it is found only in Mobile Bay drainage. It is an inhabitant of swiftly flowing riffles of creeks to medium-sized rivers. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL though most only reach about 6 centimetres (2.4 in).^[2]

References

^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma rupestre". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T202526A18236247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202526A18236247.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Etheostoma rupestre" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

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[1] NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma rupestre". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T202526A18236247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202526A18236247.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Etheostoma rupestre" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

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