| Tallapoosa 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. tallapoosae
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma tallapoosae | |
The Tallapoosa darter (Etheostoma tallapoosae) 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 above the Fall Line in the Tallapoosa River system in Georgia and Alabama. It inhabits bedrock pools and rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers. [2]
References
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma tallapoosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202541A18229286. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202541A18229286.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Etheostoma tallapoosae" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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