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Etheostoma rafinesquei (Kentucky darter; Kentucky snubnose darter)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Kentucky darter (Etheostoma rafinesquei) is a species of darter endemic to the eastern United States, where it occurs in the upper Green and Gasper River systems in Kentucky. It inhabits rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small rivers. This species can reach a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).
View Wikipedia Record: Etheostoma rafinesquei

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park II 51235 Kentucky, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Gyrodactylus rafinesqueii[3]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0