Etheostoma gurleyense
Etheostoma gurleyense Brownstein, Kim, Wood, Alley, Stokes & Near, 2025
Gurley darter
Etheostoma gurleyense
photo by C.D. Brownstein et al., 2025

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  6.02 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.89 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: USA.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: possession of a rare allozyme allele of pyruvate kinase, pigmentation and coloration patterns of nuptial males; ventrolateral vermilion-coloured band is 1?2 scale-rows wide and occasionally interrupted; average of 49.3 lateral line scales, modally 10 dorsal fin spines, and modally 14 pectoral fin rays (Ref. 137538).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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