Tennessee Darter
Etheostoma tennesseense Powers & Mayden, 2007
First described in: Powers, S. L.; Mayden, R. L. (2007). Systematics. Evolution and Biogeography of the Etheostoma simoterum Species Complex (Percidae: Subgenus Ulocentra). <em>Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History.</em> 25: 1-23.
The Tennessee darter (Etheostoma tennesseense) 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 Tennessee River drainage from western Virginia to western Tennessee. It also occurs in the upper Bluestone River drainage in western Virginia. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 6 cm (2.4 in).
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Range & habitat
The Tennessee darter can be found in the Tennessee River system from West Virginia to Hardin Creek (Harden County) Tennessee. They are absent in the upper Holston River system at the North, South, and Middle forks. It is believed that it has been extirpated from the North Carolina stream systems.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2382353.