Coldwater darter

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Coldwater darter
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. ditrema
Binomial name
Etheostoma ditrema
Ramsey & Suttkus, 1965

The coldwater darter (Etheostoma ditrema) is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States and has been designated a vulnerable species by the IUCN.[2]

Habitat and ecology

They are usually found among underwater vegetation in slow-running springs less than a meter deep. Aquatic moss, watercress, and milfoil are common habitats for the coldwater darter, as they perch on the clumps of vegetation.[3]

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