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Bluntnose Darter

Etheostoma chlorosomum

Classification

Family
Percidae

The bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosoma) 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 found in eastern North America where it is found in slower moving and still waters. Taxonomy and etymology The bluntnose darter was first formally described by the American Oliver Perry Hay (1846–1930) with the type locality given as the Cullasaja River at Macon County, North Carolina.

Distribution

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