Backwater darter

Etheostoma zonifer

Four Point Four Centimeters Percid Fish from North American Waters

Tropical
Coastal
Northern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Small
Tropical fish

Backwater darter is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 4.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Etheostoma
Maximum length: 4.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: found only in Coastal Plain streams in Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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