Coldwater darter
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Coldwater darter | |
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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]
Source
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Etheostoma ditrema. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
External links
- List of Vulnerable species as identified by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma ditrema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ About the IUCN Red List, IUCN, 2012-09-04, retrieved 2012-09-05
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8113/0
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