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Mexican darter
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Species: E. pottsii
Binomial name
Etheostoma pottsii
(Girard, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Aplesion pottsii Girard, 1859

The Mexican darter (Etheostoma pottsii), also known as the Chihuahua darter or Mexican 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. It is endemic to Mexico where it is the only species of darter to naturally occur in the Pacific drainage. This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.

References

  1. Contreras-Balderas, S.; Almada-Villela, P. (2019). "Etheostoma pottsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8126A3145549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T8126A3145549.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma pottsii". FishBase. February 2014 version.
Taxon identifiers
Etheostoma pottsii
Aplesion pottsi


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