The Duck darter (Etheostoma planasaxatile) is a rare 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 Duck River drainage in Tennessee. It inhabits current-swept rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers.[2]
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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. planasaxatile
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| Etheostoma planasaxatile | |
References edit
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma planasaxatile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T18246390A19033060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18246390A19033060.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Etheostoma planasaxatile" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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