The Highland Rim darter (Etheostoma kantuckeense) 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 is only known to occur in Tennessee and Kentucky in the Barren River system. This species can reach a length of 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[2]
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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. kantuckeense
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| Etheostoma kantuckeense | |
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Identification
editSimilar to the Orangethroat Darter but has blue-grey breast, belly, and faint lines on side. The Highland Rim darter lacks scales on its breast.[3]
Habitat
editThe Highland Rim Darter can be found in shallow gravel riffles, rocky runs and pools, of headwaters creeks, and small rivers.[4]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma kantuckeense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202495A2745317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202495A2745317.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma kantuckeense". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Page, Lawrence; Burr, Brooks (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 553. ISBN 0547242069.
- ^ Page, Lawrence; Burr, Brooks (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 553. ISBN 0547242069.
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