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Etheostoma osburni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Etheostoma

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Percidae

Scientific name
  
Etheostoma osburni

Higher classification
  
Etheostoma

Order
  
Perciformes

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Similar
  
Etheostoma, Etheostoma variatum, Ashy darter, Tippecanoe darter, Sharphead darter

Candy darter etheostoma osburni


Etheostoma osburni, the candy darter or finescale saddled darter, is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States where they are only known from the Kanawha River system in the states of Virginia and West Virginia. It can be found in medium-sized and smaller rivers where it inhabits rubble riffles with fast-flowing currents. This species can reach a length of 10 cm (3.9 in), though most only reach about 7.3 cm (2.9 in).

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Etheostoma osburni Wikipedia