West Rim darter
| West Rim darter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. occidentale |
| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma occidentale (Powers & Mayden, 2007) | |
The West Rim darter (Etheostoma occidentale) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Cumberland River from Whites Creek in Tennessee to the Little River in Kentucky. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Etheostoma occidentale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Etheostoma occidentale" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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