Etheostoma (Doration) obama

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) obama

Name

Etheostoma (Doration) obama Mayden & Layman, 2012

Holotype: UAIC 10337.29. Paratypes: UAIC 10337.27 (30), 9874.32 (33); USNM 328259 (6); UT 91.1538 (22); NLU 52970 (3); SIUC 22876 (5); TU 167869 (5); UF 100288 (5); UMMZ 225160 (5); INHS 79399 (13); UAIC 10319.09 (6).

Type locality: Duck River below dam at TN Hwy 64/US Hwy 231 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee.[1]

Etymology: The species epithet honors President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America, and his environmental leadership and commitment during challenging economic times in the areas of clean energy, energy efficiency, environmental protection and humanitarian efforts globally, and especially for the people of the United States.

Vernacular names

English: Spangled 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.