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Orangebelly darter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Percidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Etheostoma

Similar
  
Goldstripe darter, Mud darter, Scaly sand darter, Etheostoma gracile, Harlequin darter

Underwater video from the blue river oyp of the orangebelly darter


The orangebelly darter (Etheostoma radiosum) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the Ouachita and Red River drainages in southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. It occurs in gravel and rubble riffles and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in).

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Orangebelly darter Wikipedia