Kingdom Animalia Genus Etheostoma Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Percidae Scientific name Etheostoma kanawhae Higher classification Etheostoma Order Perciformes | |
Similar Sharphead darter, Etheostoma, Wounded darter, Blueside darter, Etheostoma osburni | ||
The Kanawha darter (Etheostoma kanawhae) is a species of darter endemic to the southeastern United States.
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Geographic distribution
E. kanawhae is only known to occur in the New River drainage of Virginia and North Carolina. It inhabits fast-flowing waters in riffles of small and medium rivers over gravel or rubble substrates.
Description
This species can reach a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) TL though most only reach 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in).
References
Kanawha darter Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA