Nothonotus starnesi
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| Nothonotus starnesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Nothonotus |
| Species: | N. starnesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothonotus starnesi | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Etheostoma starnesi (Neck & Kear, 2013) | |
Nothonotus starnesi, the Caney Fork darter, is a 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.[2] It is endemic to Caney Creek in Tennessee.[1] This species is found in small rivers where there are riffles with clear water and a gravel substrate.[3] Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Wayne C. Starnes of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.[2]