Glassy darter

The glassy darter (Etheostoma vitreum) is a species of darter, where it is found from the Bush River in Maryland to Neuse River in North Carolina. It inhabits sandy runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. This species can reach a length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in), though most only reach about 4.7 cm (1.9 in).[2]

Glassy darter

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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E. vitreum
Binomial name
Etheostoma vitreum
Cope, 1870

References

  1. Etheostoma vitreum. In: IUCN 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 9 December 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Etheostoma vitreum" in FishBase. December 2015 version.
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