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Sharphead darter
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Genus:	Etheostoma
Species:	E. acuticeps
Binomial name
Etheostoma acuticeps R. M. Bailey, 1959

The sharphead darter (Etheostoma acuticeps) 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 is only known to occur in the Holston and Nolichucky River systems. It inhabits small to medium-sized rivers, being found in rocky riffles in deep, fast-flowing waters. This species can reach a length of 8.4 cm (3.3 in), though most only reach about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).

References

1. NatureServe (2014). "Etheostoma acuticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T8107A15363986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T8107A15363986.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Etheostoma acuticeps". FishBase. February 2014 version.

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