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Strawberry darter

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Strawberry darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. fragi
Binomial name
Etheostoma fragi
(Distler, 1968)

The strawberry darter (Etheostoma fragi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in includes upland headwaters of the Strawberry River in Arkansas. It inhabits shallow gravel riffles, rocky runs, and pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma fragi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202485A2745247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202485A2745247.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma fragi". FishBase. March 2016 version.