Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Percidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Etheostoma | |
Similar Etheostoma osburni, Stippled darter, Etheostoma gracile, Tippecanoe darter, Etheostoma variatum | ||
The Missouri saddled darter (Etheostoma tetrazonum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Missouri Ozarks from the Meramec River to the Osage and Moreau rivers. It occurs in fast gravel and rubble riffles of small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).
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Missouri saddled darter Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA