Turquoise darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. inscriptum
Binomial name
Etheostoma inscriptum
(D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1878)
Synonyms[2]

Nothonotus inscriptus D.S Jordan & Brayton

The turquoise darter (Etheostoma inscriptum) is a species of ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae which includes the perches, ruffes and pike-perches. It is found in the Edisto, Savannah , and Altamaha River drainages of North Carolina, South Carolina , and Georgia. 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

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma inscriptum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202491A2745289. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202491A2745289.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Etheostoma inscriptus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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