Etheostoma sellare (Radcliffe & Welsh, 1913)
Maryland darter
Maryland darter

Family:  Percidae (Perches), subfamily: Etheostomatinae
Max. size:  8.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: tributaries of lower Susquehanna River, Harford County in Maryland, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits fast rocky riffles of creeks.
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Found only in the tributaries of lower Susquehanna River, Harford County in Maryland. Known with certainty to exist in only one riffle (Ref. 5723). Status of threat: possibly extinct. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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