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Etheostoma gurleyense Brownstein, Kim, Wood, Alley, Stokes & Near, 2025 Gurley darter |
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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 | |||