Etheostoma clinton

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Percidae
Subfamilia: Etheostomatinae
Genus: Etheostoma
Subgenus: Doration
Species: Etheostoma clinton

Name

Etheostoma clinton Mayden & Layman, 2012

Holotype: UAIC 10302.09. Paratypes: UAIC 10302.05 (4), 10063.13 (2); NLU 18733 (40), 58202 (27); UMMZ 225161 (6); USNM 328263 (6); UT 91.1497 (5), 91.1553 (5).

Type locality: Caddo River at AR Hwy 182, 3.2 km N Amity, Clark County, Arkansas.[1]

Etymology: The species epithet honors President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, and his lasting environmental accomplishments in creating and expanding national monuments, preserving millions of acres of wilderness areas, his leadership and commitment during challenging economic times, and his continued commitment to global humanitarian issues and needs and peace.

References

Layman, S. R. & Mayden, R. L.; 2012: Morphological Diversity and Phylogenetics of the Darter Subgenus Doration (Percidae: Etheostoma), with Descriptions of Five New Species. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, 30: 1–83.

Vernacular names

English: Beaded Darter