Rio Grande darter

Rio Grande darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. grahami
Binomial name
Etheostoma grahami
(Girard, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Oligocephalus grahami Girard, 1859

The Rio Grande darter (Etheostoma grahami) is a species of darter endemic to the lower Rio Grande drainage of the United States and Mexico. It inhabits riffles over substrates of gravel or rubble. This species can reach a length of 6 cm (2.4 in), though most only reach about 3 cm (1.2 in).[2]

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References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Etheostoma grahami" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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