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Orangebelly darter

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Orangebelly darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. radiosum
Binomial name
Etheostoma radiosum
(Hubbs & J.D. Black, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Poecilichthys whipplii radiosus Hubbs & Black, 1941
  • Poecilichthys radiosus cyanorum Moore & Rigney, 1952
  • Etheostoma radiosum cyanorum (Moore & Rigney, 1952)

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The orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) 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 in the Ouachita and Red River drainages in southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. It occurs in gravel and rubble riffles and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma radiosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202521A18235354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202521A18235354.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma radiosum". FishBase. December 2019 version.