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Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010 is a animal in the Percidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010 (Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010)
Animalia

Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010

Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010

Etheostoma mihileze, the sunburst darter, is a freshwater percid darter found in the central U.S. Arkansas River drainage.

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Genus
Etheostoma
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Etheostoma mihileze Mayden, 2010

Scientific Classification

The sunburst darter, scientifically named Etheostoma mihileze, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish. It is classified as a darter in the subfamily Etheostomatinae, which belongs to the family Percidae.

Related Family Members

This same fish family also includes perches, ruffes, and pikeperches.

Distribution Range

The sunburst darter is found in the Arkansas River drainage, specifically in southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma, and northwestern Arkansas.

Habitat Characteristics

It lives in small, clear, cool streams and creeks that have a substrate of clean gravel, cobble, or a combination of the two.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Percidae Etheostoma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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