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Tallapoosa darter

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Tallapoosa darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. tallapoosae
Binomial name
Etheostoma tallapoosae
(Suttkus & Etnier, 1991)

The Tallapoosa darter (Etheostoma tallapoosae) 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 endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs above the Fall Line in the Tallapoosa River system in Georgia and Alabama. It inhabits bedrock pools and rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma tallapoosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202541A18229286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202541A18229286.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma tallapoosae". FishBase. February 2016 version.