Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Scientific name Etheostoma osburni Higher classification Etheostoma | |
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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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