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East Rim darter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Percidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Etheostoma

The East Rim darter (Etheostoma orientale) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Cumberland River from Fishing Creek in Kentucky to just below the Obey River in Tennessee. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.

References

East Rim darter Wikipedia