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Nothonotus starnesi

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Species of fish

Nothonotus starnesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Nothonotus
Species: N. starnesi
Binomial name
Nothonotus starnesi
Keck & Near, 2013
Synonyms

Etheostoma starnesi (Neck & Kear, 2013)

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. It is endemic to Caney Creek in Tennessee. This species is found in small rivers where there are riffles with clear water and a gravel substrate. Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Wayne C. Starnes of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Taxon identifiers
Nothonotus starnesi

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Nothonotus starnesi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nothonotus starnesi". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. "Caney Fork Darter (Etheostoma starnesi)". Tennessee Aquarium. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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