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Nothonotus starnesi

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Nothonotus starnesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Nothonotus
Species:
N. starnesi
Binomial name
Nothonotus starnesi
Keck & Near, 2013
Synonyms[1]

Etheostoma starnesi (Neck & Kear, 2013)

Nothonotus starnesi, the Caney Fork darter, 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.[2] It is endemic to Caney Creek in Tennessee.[1] This species is found in small rivers where there are riffles with clear water and a gravel substrate.[3] Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Wayne C. Starnes of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Nothonotus starnesi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nothonotus starnesi". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Caney Fork Darter (Etheostoma starnesi)". Tennessee Aquarium. Retrieved 28 October 2020.