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Relict Darter

Etheostoma chienense

Classification

Family
Percidae

The relict darter (Etheostoma chienense) is a rare 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 Kentucky, where it occurs only in the drainage of the Bayou de Chien. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.

Distribution

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