Maryland darter

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iMaryland darter
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. sellare
Binomial name
Etheostoma sellare
(Radcliffe & Welsh, 1913)

The Maryland darter, Etheostoma sellare, is an extinct fish that has been found only in a creek in Maryland. It is said to have been so rare because of its rare habitat requirements.

[edit] References

  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Etheostoma sellare. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as extinct
  • "Etheostoma sellare". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.


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