Etheostoma duryi
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| Blackside snubnose darter | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. duryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma duryi Henshall, 1889 | |
The common name of Etheostoma duryi is the blackside snubnose darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee,[2] and they are usually found in the Tennessee River drainage in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.[3] The fish is named after the first person to collect it, Charles Dury.
Biology
This fish lives in clear, small to medium sized streams with moderate gradients. The adults are found in pools with unsilted gravel bottoms. They mature at one year of age and spawn in pools with moderate flowing currents.
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma duryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.bio.utk.edu/hulseylab/Fishlist.html
- ↑ http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Etheostoma-duryi.html
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