Cherokee darter
The Cherokee darter ("Etheostoma scotti") 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 Georgia in the United States, where it is limited to the Etowah River system. It inhabits creeks with rocky bottoms and little silt, typically occurring just above and below riffles. It is a whitish or yellowish fish with green and black spots on the flanks and eight dark saddle-like bars dorsally. It has a small range and its habitat is being degraded and fragmented, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being endangered.
Q127282
ray-finned fish
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Q21225109
Etheostomatinae
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Q35409
family
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Q746136
Percidae
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Q600262
perch
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Q927216
ruffes
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Q310386
pikeperches
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Q123452
endemic
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Georgia
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Etowah River
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Q48268
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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endangered
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Cherokee darter
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