Snail darter
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| Percina tanasi Etnier, 1976 |
The snail darter is a small (up to 9 cm long) fish native to waters of East Tennessee. It is a variety of darter (fish) which feeds primarily on aquatic snails.
The snail darter was declared an endangered species in 1975, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. On July 5, 1984, the snail darter's status was lowered to threatened.[1]
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- Gimenez Dixon (1996). Percina tanasi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)
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