Vermilion darter

Vermilion darter
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. chermocki
Binomial name
Etheostoma chermocki
Boschung, Mayden & Tomelleri, 1992

The vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki) is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to Alabama.[2] On December 7, 2010, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service designated 21 kilometers (13 mi) of stream in Alabama's Jefferson County's Turkey Creek watershed as critical habitat for the darter.[3]

External images
Illustration of Vermilion darter (Artist Joe Tomelleri, image from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service site, Southeast Region, News Releases, release dated 18-Apr-2000)

References

  1. ^ "Vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermoki) species profile". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. July 13, 2010. http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=E098. 
  2. ^ "Endangered Animal Species of Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1656. Retrieved 7 July 2010. 
  3. ^ "Designation of Critical Habitat for the Vermilion Darter; Final rule". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2010_register&docid=fr07de10-13. Retrieved 11 December 2010.