Etheostoma whipplei (Girard, 1859)

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Percoidei

Family: Percidae

Genus: Etheostoma

Species: Etheostoma whipplei (Girard, 1859)

Climate Zone


  • Temperate
  • Location


    • North America: Gulf drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Neches River in Texas, USA; Mississippi River basin from Mississippi to southeastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas.

    Biology


    Inhabits sandy and rocky pools, sometimes runs and riffles, of headwaters, creeks and small rivers.

    Habitat


    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status


    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless

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    Etheostoma whipplei (Girard, 1859)