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Mud Darter

Etheostoma asprigene

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 27, February 26, March 30, April 56, May 34, June 17, July 15, August 15, September 18, October 20, November 26, December 25.
United States1,515
Texas309
Arkansas160
Canada155
Ontario155
Louisiana137
Wisconsin125
Iowa123
Illinois120
Mississippi104

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyPerches, Darters, and allies · Percidae
GenusTypical Darters · Etheostoma

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