The Waccamaw darter (''Etheostoma perlongum'') is a species of freshwater
ray-finned fish, a darter from the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Etheostomatinae
Etheosomatidae is a species rich subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fish, the members of which are commonly known as the darters. The subfamily is part of the family Percidae which also includes the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. The famil ...
, part of the
family Percidae, which also contains the
perches,
ruffes and
pikeperches. It is found in the eastern
United States, where it is
endemic to
Lake Waccamaw
Lake Waccamaw is a fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina. It is the largest of the natural Carolina Bay lakes. Although bay trees (''Magnolia virginiana L.'', ''Gordonia lasianthus Ellis'', and ''Persea'') are present w ...
in
North Carolina. It inhabits shallow, sandy areas of the Lake. This species can reach a length of .
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References
Etheostoma
Fish described in 1946
Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs
Taxa named by Edward Cowden Raney
Endemic fauna of North Carolina
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