Carolina fantail darter

The Carolina fantail darter (Etheostoma brevispinum) is a small 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 the Santee and Savannah River drainages and Yadkin River system (downstream to and including the South Yadkin River and Bear Creek) of the Pee Dee River drainage in North Carolina, northern South Carolina and southern Virginia. This species can reach a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[2]

Carolina fantail darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. brevispinum
Binomial name
Etheostoma brevispinum
(Coker, 1926)

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma brevispinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202456A2745044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202456A2745044.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma brevispinum". FishBase. March 2016 version.