Nothonotus starnesi, the Caney Fork darter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to Caney Creek in Tennessee. This species is found in small rivers where there are riffles with clear water and a gravel substrate. Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Wayne C. Starnes of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Caney Fork Darter being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Nothonotus aquali
- Nothonotus vulneratus
- Nothonotus rufilineatus
- Nothonotus microlepidus
- Nothonotus sanguifluus
- Etheostoma whipplei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Percidae
- Genus
- Nothonotus
- Species
- Nothonotus starnesi
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