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Creole darter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Percidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Etheostoma

The Creole darter (Etheostoma collettei) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Ouachita, Red, Calcasieu and Sabine River drainages in Arkansas and Louisiana. It inhabits gravel riffles, current-swept vegetation and debris in creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 7.4 cm (2.9 in).

References

Creole darter Wikipedia