Coppercheek darter
| Coppercheek darter | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Nothonotus |
| Species: | N. aquali |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothonotus aquali (J. D. Williams & Etnier, 1978) | |
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The coppercheek darter (Nothonotus aquali) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States. It is only known from the Duck River system of Tennessee. It is an inhabitant of small and medium rivers where it occurs in rocky riffles with clear, fast-flowing water. It preys on insect larvae and other immature stages and is also known to consume snails. This species can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in), though most only reach about 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[2]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Etheostoma aquali. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 01 May 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Nothonotus aquali" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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