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Seagreen darter

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Seagreen darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. thalassinum
Binomial name
Etheostoma thalassinum
Synonyms[2]

Nothonotus thalassinus Jordan & Brayton, 1878

The seagreen darter (Etheostoma thalassinum) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is found in the Santee River drainage of North and South Carolina. It inhabits rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Etheostoma thalassinum. In: IUCN 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma thalassinum". FishBase. December 2015 version.