Etheostoma (Doration) gore

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: E. (Doration)

Species: Etheostoma (Doration) gore

Name

• Etheostoma (Doration) gore Layman & Mayden, 2012

Holotype: UAIC 10707.02. Paratypes. UAIC 10707.01 (14), 9863.26 (19); USNM 328260 (4); UT 91.4452 (4); SIUC 22877 (4); UMMZ 175059 (10); CU 37282 (12); INHS 87340 (4).

Type locality: Turnbull Creek 0.8 km W Kingston Springs on co. rd., Cheatham County, Tennessee.[1]

Etymology: The species epithet honors Al Gore, the 45th Vice President of the United States of America, serving with President Bill Clinton, and his environmental vision, commitment, and accomplishments throughout decades of public service and his role in educating the public and raising awareness on the issue of global climate change.

Vernacular names

English: Cumberland Darter

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.