| Longfin darter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Etheostoma |
| Species: | E. longimanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheostoma longimanum (D.S. Jordan, 1888)
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The longfin darter (Etheostoma longimanum) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the upper James River drainage in Virginia and West Virginia. It inhabits rocky riffles of creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 8.9 cm (3.5 in).[2]
References
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma longimanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202501A2745359. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202501A2745359.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Etheostoma longimanum" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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