Brown darter
| Brown darter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. edwini
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma edwini | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Villora edwini Hubbs & Cannon, 1935 | |
The brown darter (Etheostoma edwini) 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 from the St. Johns River drainage of Florida to the Perdido River drainage of Alabama. It inhabits sandy runs, especially near vegetation, of creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[2]
References
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma edwini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202477A2745191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202477A2745191.en. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma edwini". FishBase. December 2019 version.
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