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Saffron Darter

Etheostoma flavum

Classification

Family
Percidae

The saffron darter (Etheostoma flavum) 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 endemic to the eastern United States, where it is found in streams and creeks in Kentucky and Tennessee. Appearance and Anatomy The saffron darter, like many snubnose darters, has a blunt snout.

Distribution

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