Kanawha darter

Kanawha darter
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. kanawhae
Binomial name
Etheostoma kanawhae
(Raney, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Poecilichthys kanawhae Raney, 1941

The Kanawha darter (Etheostoma kanawhae) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States.[2]

Geographic distribution

E. kanawhae is only known to occur in the New River drainage of Virginia and North Carolina. It inhabits fast-flowing waters in riffles of small and medium rivers over gravel or rubble substrates.[2]

Description

This species can reach a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) TL though most only reach 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in).[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma kanawhae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Etheostoma kanawhae" in FishBase. November 2013 version.