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Arrow darter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Percidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Etheostoma

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Similar
  
Cumberland darter, Ashy darter, Relict darter, Striated darter, Duskytail darter

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The arrow darter (Etheostoma sagitta) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States where it is found only in the upper Kentucky and upper Cumberland River drainages in Kentucky and Tennessee. This species inhabits pools and rocky riffles of headwaters up to small streams. Diet consists of mayfly nymphs, blackfly, stonefly, beetle, and caddisfly larvae. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.

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Arrow darter Wikipedia