Spottail darter

Spottail darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species:
E. squamiceps
Binomial name
Etheostoma squamiceps

The spottail darter (Etheostoma squamiceps) 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. It is found in the Ohio River basin and in the Red River system of the Cumberland River drainage. It inhabits rocky pools and nearby riffles of flowing waters up to the size of small rivers.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Etheostoma squamiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202536A18231139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202536A18231139.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.