Eastern sand darter

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Eastern sand darter
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. pellucidum
Binomial name
Etheostoma pellucidum
(Agassiz, 1863)

The eastern sand darter (Etheostoma pellucidum) is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is found in Canada and the United States.

Found only in clean water the eastern sand darter is dying down. This species is today threatened and is making a come back with self breeders.