Nothonotus starnesi
Nothonotus starnesi, the Caney Fork darter, 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.[2] It is endemic to Caney Creek in Tennessee.[1] This species is found in small rivers where there are riffles with clear water and a gravel substrate.[3] Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Wayne C. Starnes of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.[2]
| Nothonotus starnesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Nothonotus |
| Species: | N. starnesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothonotus starnesi Keck & Near, 2013 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Etheostoma starnesi (Neck & Kear, 2013) | |
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Nothonotus starnesi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nothonotus starnesi" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- "Caney Fork Darter (Etheostoma starnesi)". Tennessee Aquarium. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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